e-Article
Peritoneal mesothelioma masquerading as an inguinal hernia
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Apr 01, 2012 94(3):e111-e112
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0035-8843
Abstract
We report a case of an 80-year-old man who presented with a right inguinal hernia that appeared incarcerated. On exploration a sausage shaped mass was found in the sac, which was debulked and histologically shown to be a well differentiated malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Rare tumours may present as inguinal hernias and palliative debulking may be effective when they present in inguinal hernia sacs.