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Carcinoma cervix with metachronous solitary abdominal wall secondary mimicking an irreducible incisional hernia

Carcinoma cervix is the most common malignancy among rural women in India. Skin secondaries in carcinoma cervix are rarely encountered and usually indicate an advanced disease. We had a 65 year old post-menopausal woman who presented with an inflammatory abdominal swelling which also mimicked an irreducible incisional hernia. Postoperative histopathological examination (HPE) revealed it to be cutaneous metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma cervix. This case has been presented due to the rarity of a metachronous lesion appearing 10 years after surgical treatment of the primary and for the unexpected intra operative finding.