Wound implantation--A surgical hazard.
A review of the literature on wound implantation together with a report on an unusual case of implantation of squamous carcinoma at the site of a gastrostomy is presented.
D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery