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Case Reports
. 2005 Jan-Feb;16(1):73-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-004-1190-4. Epub 2004 Jun 2.

Metastatic colon carcinoma found within an enterocele sac: a case report

Ian A Oyama  1 , Adam S Holzberg, Marvin H Terry Grody, Joseph L Maccarone
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Metastatic colon carcinoma found within an enterocele sac: a case report

Ian A Oyama et al. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2005 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The incidental finding of cancer in a hernial sac is rare, but there are many case reports in the literature. There has never been a report of carcinoma found in an enterocele sac. We present the case of a 77-year-old female with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse who presented for reconstructive pelvic surgery and was found to have metastatic adenocarcinoma contained within an enterocele sac. Incidental diagnosis of asymptomatic carcinoma found on typically discarded tissue from surgical procedures is rare. However, routine pathologic review of all tissue removed from a patient may save a life if carcinoma is found early.

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