Inguinal lymphadenopathy secondary to adenocarcinoma of caecum: A case report

Abdul Hakeem, Mansoor Khan, Neelam Dugar, Mahariz Muzaffar, Joy Robinson

doi:10.2478/s11536-008-0094-y

Inguinal lymphadenopathy secondary to adenocarcinoma of caecum: A case report

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Abdul Hakeem

1Senior House Officer, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DN2 5LT, Doncaster, UK
Mansoor Khan

2Specialist Registrar, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DN2 5LT, Doncaster, UK
Neelam Dugar

3Consultant Radiologist, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DN2 5LT, Doncaster, UK
Mahariz Muzaffar

4Consultant Histopathologist, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DN2 5LT, Doncaster, UK
Joy Robinson

5Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DN2 5LT, Doncaster, UK

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Various tumours have been reported to metastasise to inguinal lymph nodes. To our knowledge, caecal cancer has never been reported to metastasise to inguinal nodes. We present a case of a woman who had caecal cancer with large contralateral inguinal lymphadenopathy. She underwent right hemicolectomy with excision of the inguinal lymph node. Histology confirmed adenocarcinoma of caecum metastasising to contralateral inguinal lymph nodes.</jats:p>