Small bowel schwannoma revealed during an inguinal hernia: a case report

The association of bowel tumor and inguinal hernia is rare. We report according to our research the first case of the migration of a small bowel schwannoma into an inguinal hernia. We report the case of a 51-year-old Moroccan malen admitted for a non-reducible right inguinal hernia in which surgical...

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Published in:Journal of medical case reports 2014-08, Vol.8 (1), p.287-287, Article 287
Main Authors: Zentar, Aziz, Tijani, Youssef, Elkaoui, Hakim, Elghanmi, Jihad, Sair, Khalid, Taberkant, Mustafa, Chtata, Hassan Taoufik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Colorectal cancer
Diagnosis
Hernia, Inguinal - complications
Humans
Ileal Neoplasms - complications
Ileal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Inguinal hernia
Male
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
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Summary:The association of bowel tumor and inguinal hernia is rare. We report according to our research the first case of the migration of a small bowel schwannoma into an inguinal hernia. We report the case of a 51-year-old Moroccan malen admitted for a non-reducible right inguinal hernia in which surgical exploration showed the presence of a small bowel tumor that had migrated into his hernia sac. A histopathological examination of the tumor was in favor of a small bowel schwannoma. Small bowel schwannoma is an exceptional clinical entity for which the diagnosis is difficult; its confirmation needs histological and immunohistochemical studies.
ISSN:1752-1947
1752-1947
DOI:10.1186/1752-1947-8-287