Isolated Nerve Sheath Tumor Of Jejunum Presenting As Acute Abdomen.

ABSTRACT

Nerve sheath tumors of gastrointestinal tract are rare and occurs more frequently as systemic manifestations of generalized neurofibromatosis type-1(NF-1).In neurofibromatosis-1 lesions may be scattered or solitary tumor. Occasionally ,such tumors may be the initial presenting feature of NF-1.Rarely ,cases of isolated nerve sheath tumor of small intestine presenting with bleeding and obstruction have been documented. We report a 19years male presenting with nerve sheath tumor of jejunum in acute abdomen. His investigations show no features of NF-1.