Research Article
Inadvertent Inguinal Sarcoma Excision during Hernia Surgery: Outcomes, Gender Analysis, and Prevention
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| | Total cohort | 33 (100) | | Mean age, years (range) | 54 (21–81) | | Gender | | | Male | 19 (58) | | Female | 14 (42) | | Intraoperative diagnosis | | | Hernia | 19 (58) | | Others | 14 (42) | | Lymph node | 7 (21) | | Scar | 2 (6) | | Cyst | 2 (6) | | Unknown | 2 (6) | | Hematoma | 1 (3) | | Surgical specialty performing initial surgery | | | General surgery | 23 (70) | | Urology | 7 (21) | | Gynecology | 2 (6) | | Vascular surgery | 1 (3) | | Tumor size | | | <4 cm | 2 (6) | | >4 cm | 31 (94) | | Mean size, cm (SD) | 9.2 (5.1) | | Location | | | Above inguinal ligament | 28 (85) | | Below inguinal ligament | 5 (15) | | Tumor grade | | | High | 26 (79) | | Low | 7 (21) | | Tumor histology | | | Dedifferentiated liposarcoma | 9 (28) | | Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 5 (15) | | Well-differentiated liposarcoma | 3 (9) | | Synovial sarcoma | 2 (6) | | Solitary fibrous tumor | 2 (6) | | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor | 2 (6) | | Liposarcoma | 2 (6) | | Myxofibrosarcoma | 2 (6) | | Epithelioid sarcoma | 1 (3) | | Angiosarcoma | 1 (3) | | Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans | 1 (3) | | Peripheral neuroendocrine tumor | 1 (3) | | Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 (3) | | Leiomyosarcoma | 1 (3) |
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