Metastatic colon cancer derived from a diverticulum incidentally found at herniorrhaphy: a case report

Metastatic colon cancer derived from a diverticulum incidentally found at herniorrhaphy: a case report

Abstract Background There are few reports of metastases from colon cancer to an inguinal hernia sac, and few reports of colon cancer originating in diverticula. We report a patient with carcinoma of the sigmoid colon arising in two diverticula, who presented with peritoneal seeding to an inguinal he...

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Main Authors: Jiro Kimura, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Shota Fukai, Kentaro Yoshikawa, Shingo Sasamatsu, Takashi Sakamoto, Ken Mizokami, Masaki Kanzaki, Tadao Kubota, Akira Saito, Hiroshi Izumi, Kunpei Honjo, Kunihiko Nagakari, Masaki Fukunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Colon cancer
Diverticulum
Hernia sac
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0455-y

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