Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) presenting as a Spigelian hernia: a case report

Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a well-known entity that can present in a multitude of clinical presentations. Based on the extent and organ of involvement, the presentation will be varied. For instance, patients presenting with axillary lymphadenopathy would lead toward a primary breast cancer,...

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Autores principales: Carollo, Andrea, Rosenkranz, Travis, Smith, D. James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28469836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw218
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Sumario:Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a well-known entity that can present in a multitude of clinical presentations. Based on the extent and organ of involvement, the presentation will be varied. For instance, patients presenting with axillary lymphadenopathy would lead toward a primary breast cancer, whereas patients presenting with abdominal distention due to ascites would tend toward a gastrointestinal origin. We present a case of a 73-year-old female who presented with an abdominal wall mass; on laparoscopy, she was found to have a spigelian hernia due to an omental metastatic lesion from a CUP.

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