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Review
. 2002 Jul;6(2):88-90.
doi: 10.1007/s10029-002-0063-3.

An unusual presentation of metastatic gastric cancer found during inguinal hernia repair: case report and review of the literature

M Tahir Oruç  1 , Bahadir Kulah, Baris Saylam, Munevver Moran, Levent Albayrak, Faruk Coşkun
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An unusual presentation of metastatic gastric cancer found during inguinal hernia repair: case report and review of the literature

M Tahir Oruç et al. Hernia. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

Inguinal hernia and intra-abdominal malignancies can coexist, and rarely the hernial sac provides the first evidence of primary or metastatic cancer. Tumors in the hernial sac occur in fewer than 0.5% of all surgically excised sacs. We report a case of metastatic gastric cancer in the inguinal hernial sac confirmed by histopathological examination. Postoperative investigations revealed an adenocarcinoma in gastric corpus. The case is discussed based on the English-language literature.

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