Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in an inguinal hernial sac: an unusual presentation.
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چکیده
Malignancy involving hernial sacs is rare. A 72 year old man is reported who had a right inguinal irreducible mass as an initial presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumour mimicking irreducible inguinal hernia. The diagnosis was missed at the time of surgery and was revealed only by the histology results of the excised sac.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 79 938 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003