Chakravartty S, Singh J C, Jayamanne H, Shah V, Williams G L, Stephenson B M
Department of General Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Sep;93(6):e107-8. doi: 10.1308/147870811X591657.
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.