title: Primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma detected within a femoral hernia sac.
abstract: We report on a case of primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma diagnosed after histological examination of a femoral hernia sac. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma detected incidentally during repair of a femoral hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey, UK. aliassarian@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assarian
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: M A K
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Raja
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome