Laparoscopic resection of gastric schwannoma: A case report

•This is one of only 220 cases of reported cases of gastric Schwannoma.•This is one of the very few cases of these rare tumors that has been managed with a laparoscopic approach.•We present images of the preoperative evaluation (CT) and of the laparoscopic approach (intraoperative photos).•The patient has over a one-year follow-up and the patient is in perfect condition with no evidence of disease.•We accompany the case report with a thorough current review on this subject. Gastric schwannomas are an extremely rare presentation of mesenchymal tumors originating from Schwann cells, accounting for 0.2% of all gastric tumors. Patients are usually asymptomatic, so these tumors are frequently detected incidentally. 68-year old male patient found to have a 5 cm mass in the lesser curvature of the stomach. After a careful preoperative evaluation, complete laparoscopic resection was performed. Pathology review confirmed a completely resected gastric Schwannoma. The patient’s recovery was uneventful. At a one-year follow-up he remains asymptomatic and with no evidence of disease. We present the uncommon case of a gastric schwannoma that was appropriately treated with a laparoscopic approach and present a current literature review focusing on diagnostic and treatment methods of these rare tumors. Schwannomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of gastric tumors and can be appropriately treated with a laparoscopic approach.