title: Mucinous ovarian tumour presenting as a ruptured incisional hernia.
abstract: We describe an ovarian borderline tumour that presented as an acute deterioration in an incisional hernia secondary to intraperitoneal mucin accumulation. The differential diagnosis associated with hernial sac contents and options for opportunistic diagnosis are discussed. This case  raises awareness of potential serious diagnoses that may be overlooked during emergent hernia repair.
authors.affiliation: St Luke's Ward, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. toomey.des@gmail.com
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authors.lastname: Toomey
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authors.lastname: McNamara
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology