What is gastric schwannoma?

A non cancerous gastric schwannoma is also known as neurilemmoma that occurs in the stomach. It is a non-cancerous nerve sheath (nerve covering) tumor composed of Schwann cells. The tumor can compress nearby nerves and cause weakness, and decreased sensation.

How do members experience gastric schwannoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with gastric schwannoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for gastric schwannoma*

Who has gastric schwannoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 1
50s 0
60s 2
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 2