An omental fibroma resembling a testicular tumour but presented as an irreducible inguinal hernia
| Autor: | Stephen Jacob, Phong Jhiew Khoo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Irreducible inguinal hernia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Physical examination Case Report Histopathological examination medicine.disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Surgery body regions 03 medical and health sciences Inguinal hernia stomatognathic diseases 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Scrotum Medicine Presentation (obstetrics) Fibroma Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2042-8812 |
| Popis: | We present a case of omental fibroma, which posed a surgical diagnostic dilemma. Primary tumours of the omentum are uncommon, and omental fibromas account for 2% of these. The rarity of omental fibroma and paucity of available information hamper an accurate diagnosis. In this particular case, the diagnostic process was misleading. The history was classical of an irreducible inguinal hernia, but the physical examination and imaging studies were suggestive of a testicular tumour. However, intraoperatively, an omental tumour and a normal testicle were found in the scrotum. Histopathological examination proved the tumour to be a fibroma. The presentation of an omental fibroma in an inguinal hernia sac had never been reported in literature. Due to the rarity of such cases, a thorough history, detailed examination, and objective investigation are the pillars to attain the correct diagnosis. |
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