Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Appearing as lnguinal Hernia

Mitsuhiro Matsuda, Shinya Adachi, Isamu Morishima*, Takahiko Kawashima*, Azusa Ozaki*, Hiroko Tsunoda**, Naoto Koike, Katashi Fukao

Department of Surgery,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Department of Surgery* and Department of Radiology**, Kinu Medical Association Hospital

A case of pseudomyxoma peritonei appearing as inguinal hernia is presented with a review of previous reports. A 55-year-old man underwent repair of a right inguinal hernia after conservative reduction by incarceration The removed hernia sac contained mucinous tumorst. Histological diagnosis was pseudomyxoma peritonei. Radiological examinations revealed that the appendix was replaced by a cystic mass. An ileocecal resection was performed. Microscopic findings were those of a mucinous cystadenoma. This is the fifth case of pseudomyxoma peritonei appearing as inguinal hernia.

Key words
pseudomyxoma peritoni, inguinal hernia, tumor

Reprint requests
Shinya Adachi Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, 305 JAPAN

Accepted
October 11, 1995

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