title: Marlex mesh mimicking an adnexal malignancy.
abstract: Hernia post-operative repair problems are infrequent and easily managed, but plug migration can be a more complicated event. Mesh plug migration is very uncommon and rarely presents as a suspected malignancy. We document a case involving a 79-year-old woman who exhibited a complex right-sided cystic mass that was presumed to be an adnexal malignancy. However, following surgery, the retroperitoneal mass was actually a PerFix mesh plug that migrated from an initial hernia surgery.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Hoag Memorial Hospital Cancer Center, 351 Hospital Road, Suite 507, Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rettenmaier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Micha
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes
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