Mucosal Schwann Cell “Hamartoma”
Gibson JA, Hornick JL. Mucosal Schwann Cell “Hamartoma”. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2009, 33: 781-787. PMID: 19065103, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e31818dd6ca.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, CD34Cell DifferentiationCell ProliferationClaudin-1Colonic PolypsColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHamartomaHumansImmunohistochemistryIncidental FindingsIntestinal MucosaMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMucin-1Neurofibromatosis 1Neurofilament ProteinsNeuromaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitS100 ProteinsSchwann CellsConceptsLamina propriaHistologic featuresGanglion cellsSchwann cellsColorectal polypsNF1 patientsNeurofilament proteinDense eosinophilic cytoplasmGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSolitary colorectal polypsSimilar histologic featuresBland spindle cellsIndistinct cell bordersType 1 neurofibromatosisEpithelial membrane antigenFibrillary acidic proteinSchwann cell proliferationSmooth muscle actinUniform bland spindle cellsRare axonsMucosal biopsiesPositive axonsImmunohistochemical featuresNeural lesionsIntralesional heterogeneity