Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2016; 22(37): 8439-8446
Published online Oct 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i37.8439
Table 1 Summary of clinicopathological data from all 65 cases of pancreatic schwannoma
n (%) or mean ± SD (range)
Age (yr) (n = 64)
Mean55.22 ± 15.26 (20-87)
Sex (male/female), (male %) (n = 64)29/35 (45.31)
Symptoms1 (n = 64)
Asymptomatic24 (37.50)
Symptomatic
Abdominal pain28 (43.75)
Weight loss8 (12.50)
Back pain4 (6.26)
Nausea/vomiting3 (4.69)
Anorexia2 (3.13)
Abdominal mass1 (1.56)
Anemia2 (3.13)
Melena2 (3.13)
Jaundice2 (3.13)
Abdominal discomfort1 (1.56)
Location (n = 65)
Head26 (40.00)
Head/body3 (4.62)
Body15 (23.08)
Body/tail7 (10.78)
Tail7 (10.78)
Uncinate process7 (10.78)
Mean size (cm)5.83 ± 4.59 (1-20)
Benign56 (5.27 ± 3.95 ) (1-20)
Malignant4 (13.75 ± 6.24) (7-20)
Operation (n = 65)
PD220 (30.77)
PPPD2 (3.08)
DP316 (24.62)
Enucleation9 (13.85)
Central pancreatectomy2 (3.08)
Unresectable2 (3.08)
Refused1 (1.54)
Not specified13 (20.00)
Histology (n = 65)
Malignant5 (7.69)
Benign59 (90.77)
Not specified1 (1.54)
Nature of tumor (n = 65)
Solid17 (26.15)
Cystic28 (43.08)
Solid and cystic14 (21.54)
Not specified6 (9.23)
Mean follow-up months (n = 29)20.59 ± 17.76 (3-66)
Died of disease0