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. 1959 Sep;91(3):146–148.

SURPRISES IN HERNIAL SACS—Diagnosis of Tumors by Microscopic Examination

John H Yoell
PMCID: PMC1577810  PMID: 13846556

Abstract

Careful microscopic examination of excised hernial sacs would appear to give evidence of neoplastic disease—often unsuspected otherwise—in a sufficient proportion of cases to warrant this exercise of thoroughness. In five cases herein described, valuable information was obtained by this means.

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