Thymoma

Thymoma is a thymic epithelial neoplasm (TEN; see this term), a rare malignancy that arises from the epithelium of the thymic gland.

Inguinal hernia

Protrusion of the contents of the abdominal cavity through the inguinal canal.


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2359548
 MALE Adult
Cancer in inguinal hernias.
Knecht JW.
N J Med. 1990;87(6):485-7.
The author reports the first case of thymoma metastatic to an inguinal hernia sac (saccular) and the 13th case of colon cancer in an inguinal hernia (intrasaccular); both cases presented clinically as incarcerated hernias.
2359548
 MALE Adult
Cancer in inguinal hernias.
Knecht JW.
N J Med. 1990;87(6):485-7.
The author reports the first case of thymoma metastatic to an inguinal hernia sac (saccular) and the 13th case of colon cancer in an inguinal hernia (intrasaccular); both cases presented clinically as incarcerated hernias.