Perineurial cells and nerve axons in gastrointestinal schwannomas: a similarity with neurofibromas. An immunohistochemical study of eight cases

Abstract

Gastrointestinal schwannoma (GIS is a distinctive and extremely rare lesion showing some differences from conventional soft tissue schwannoma and some similarities with common, soft tissue neurofibroma.

Keywords

• Perineurial
• cells
• nerve
• axons
• gastrointestinal
• schwannomas
• similarity
• neurofibromas
• immunohistochemical
• study
• eight
• cases