Tumor recurrence in the abdominal wall scar tissue after large-bowel cancer surgery.
In the Melbourne (Monash) series reviewed here the development of apparently isolated incisional scar tissue recurrences after curative excisions for large-bowel cancer proved unusual. Eleven patients with such a recurrence all died of disseminated disease within four years, and most within 12 months, of its development. This suggests that an incisional recurrence is a manifestation of disseminated cancer rather than isolated implantation.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies