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Metastatic carcinoma in inguinal hernia sac
Author(s) -
Chen Karl T. K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930250405
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , hernia , inguinal hernia , cachexia , carcinoma , metastatic carcinoma , surgery , physical examination , general surgery , cancer , pathology
A patient with unexplained low back pain, weight loss, and pulmonary infiltrate underwent an inguinal herniorrhapy. Histologic examination of the grossly normal hernia sac revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The patient died of cachexia 10 months later. This case observation suggests the necessity of histologic examination of grossly normal hernia sacs.