Large lymphangioma presenting like irreducible inguinal hernia: a rare presentation and literature review.

Fig. 1. Intra-operative picture of the cystic mass. Dear Editor, Although hernia is the most common abnormality of the inguinal region1, other pathological entities may also be found in the area such as tumors of various elements of spermatic cord, lipomas, dermoid and epidermoid cysts and a few others2-4. Some of these may mimic an irreducible inguinal hernia and pose an initial diagnostic dilemma. We describe here a rare case of a large lymphangioma of the inguinal region which presented like an irreducible inguinal hernia.