INTRODUCTION Presence of vermiform appendix (non-inflamed or inflamed) in inguinal hernia is called Amyand's hernia in honor to surgeon C. Amyand who published the first case of perforated appendicitis within inguinal hernia in a boy caused by ingested pin. This presentation of foreign body Amyand's hernia appendicitis is very rare, and here we present such a case. CASE PRESENTATION A 6-year-...

Background Primary omental tumors are uncommon, and fibromas account for 2% of these tumors. Due to the low incidence limited relevant literature, it is challenging clinicians make an accurate diagnosis this condition, especially before surgery. Case summary A 30-year-old man was admitted hospital because a left epididymal mass with vague discomfort more than 1 mo. physical examination performe...

Inguinal hernias are common diseases, but malignant lesions in groin rare; metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) the hernia sac is extremely rare. We report a 72-year-old man who had advanced stage HCC with portal vein invasion and multiple lymphadenopathies. He presented painless palpable mass right groin. Computed tomography scan showed contrast-enhanced soft tissue (2.8 cm size) at herni...

Inguinal hernias are a widespread condition, responsible for large number of acute abdomen cases. Typically, indirect, rather than direct, the ones leading to complications, as consequence their narrower hernial defect. Our case concerns rare incidence direct incarcerated hernia in 71-year-old man who presented with pain left inguinal area. Upon clinical examination, an irreducible mass was pal...

BACKGROUND The term Amyand's hernia refers to a rare clinical situation characterized by the presence of a normal or inflammed appendix within the sac of an inguinal hernia. The situation may be asymptomatic or may present as an incarcerated hernia in case of strangulation or acute appendicitis occurring inside the hernia sac. DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE We present the case of a right Amyand's he...

Received October 23, 2008. Accepted after revision January 30, 2009. sive to home treatment. Later, the patient had observed the emergence of nodules in the inguinal region. No fever or weight loss was observed. Clinical examination demonstrated the presence of an ulcerovegetating tumor with 15 cm in diameter on the medial aspect of the left thigh, besides bilateral painless inguinal lumps, the...

A 30-yr-old man was referred for suspicious rectal cancer because of ulcerated lesions in the rectum and a palpable mass in left inguinal area. Sigmoidoscopy showed two indurated masses and histologic evaluation of biopsy revealed obliterative endarteritis with heavy plasma cell infiltration. Both venereal disease research laboratories (VDRL) and fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-...

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a very rare tumour with an incidence of one per 100,000 and constitutes between 3 to 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Most of the sarcoma involve the extremities and retroperitoneal regions. However, this case presented with mass in left inguinal region and then spread rapidly to omentum, assuming the appearance of an omental cake. Mass respon...

BACKGROUND The uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is a hallmark of brown adipocytes and pivotal for cold- and diet-induced thermogenesis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we report that cyclooxygenase (COX) activity and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) are crucially involved in induction of UCP1 expression in inguinal white adipocytes, but not in classic interscapular brown adipocytes. Cold-induced ex...

To cite: Agarwal S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014206287 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old man presented with non-tender soft tissue swelling on the medial aspect of the right foot with pain during dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot. X-ray (figure 1) and MRI (figure 2) of the mass revealed a heterogeneous soft tissue mass arising out of the calcan...