Calcifying fibrous tumor is a very rare benign mesenchymal tumor which shows a predilection for soft tissue, mesentery and peritoneum. Up to date only 7 cases have been reported in the literature confined to the gastric wall. We report a rare case of a calcifying fibrous tumor of the stomach in a 60-year-old man who presented with dyspepsia, flatulence and feeling weight. A clinical and laboratory investigation was performed with normal results. Gastroscopy revealed a bulge in the gastric body measuring 1 cm with normal overlying mucosa, and mucosal biopsies showed chronic gastritis. Endoscopic ultrasound of the gastric bulge showed a 1 × 0.8 cm hypoechoic lesion involving the gastric wall. After the above finding a wedge resection of the stomach was performed. Microscopically the lesion consisted of well-circumscribed hypocellular hyalinized fibrosclerotic tissue with lympoplasmatic infiltrates, lymphoid aggregates and psammomatous calcifications. Lesional cells were positive for vimentin and factor XIII and negative for actin, desmin, S100p, CD117, CD34, CD31 and ALK-1. The lesion involved the muscularis propria with variable submucosal extension. Calcifying fibrous tumor has shown an excellent prognosis with recurrences being rare and showing the same morphology as the primary lesion.

Introduction Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the Waldeyer's ring is a relatively rare entity and the palatine tonsil is the most frequently involved site. Although, the exact aetiology remains unclear, a number of predisposing factors have been identified, including human immunodeficiency virus and Epstein-Barr infection. We report a case of localised extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the tonsil. Case report A 64-year-old woman presented with a sore throat. On physical examination, an approximately 2 × 1 cm smooth nontender mass was observed in the left palatine tonsil. Serology was negative for human immunodeficiency virus and Epstein-Barr virus. Computer tomography scan revealed a nonenhancing left tonsillar mass but no signs of neck lymphadenopathy. The patient underwent bilateral tonsillectomy. Histological examination confirmed a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diffuse large cell type of B phenotype. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were positive for CD19,

Gastrointestinal schwannomas are uncommon stromal tumors of the intestinal tract and colon schwannomas are extremely rare. We report a rare case of ascending colon schwannoma with associated synchronous adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon. A 68-year-old man presented with a 20-day history of bleeding per rectum. Colonoscopy revealed a mass of 4.2 cm in diameter with endoluminal protrusion in the sigmoid colon and a second submucosal tumor in the ascending colon. Surgical intervention was suggested and ileo-hemicolectomy was done. Microscopically, the submucosal tumor of 4 cm in diameter showed features of schwannoma with degenerative change (ancient schwannoma). Lesional cells were positive for S100p and negative for actin, desmin, CD34, CD117, and pankeratin. The mass showed features of an invasive moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Colon schwannoma is a rare submucosal tumor, and the incidental occurrence with adenocarcinoma has not been well described in the literature.

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