title: Delayed infection of a pelvic lymphocele following pelvic lymphadenectomy.
abstract: Pelvic lymphocele is an infrequent complication of pelvic surgery, usually presenting shortly after surgery. We report a case of an infected pelvic lymphocele presenting more than 1 year after a staging pelvic lymphadenectomy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. This case illustrates that late infection of pelvic lymphoceles can occur following a pelvic lymphadenectomy and radical prostatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadler
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bullock
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Basler
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae