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UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF CANCER
Author(s) -
AlIdrissi H. Y.,
AlArfaj A. L.,
Sowayan S. A.,
Qutub H. O.,
Kutty M. K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00326.x
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , general surgery , adenocarcinoma , cancer , stomach , pancreas , surgery
The large bowel is the most frequent primary site for metastases in inguinal hernial sacs. We report four cases, two due to carcinoid of unknown primary, and one each due to adenocarcinoma of colon, stomach and pancreas. We recommend that all hernial sacs, particularly in the elderly, be examined microscopically.