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

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

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Aged
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hernia, Inguinal / complications*
  • Hernia, Inguinal / pathology
  • Hernia, Inguinal / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*