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Can hernia containing omentum be cancerous?
7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends but rare: Omentum inside the hernia sac is a low risk incarceration. In comparison if a loop of bowel were stuck/incarcerated in the hernia sac this can turn into ischemia bowel with perforation, very serious health risk. There have been cases where a tumor/cancer in the omentum is the lead point to hernia incarceration, a coincidence. Best to get checked by your doc, get the hernia repaired. Be well.
Answered 6/21/2014
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No: Omentum is commonly found in a hernia but this is not a symptom of cancer.
Answered 9/12/2013
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