Port-site recurrence after thoracoscopic resection of oesophageal cancer.
We report a case of thoracoscopic port-site recurrence after a thoracoscopically assisted total oesophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma. The tumour was not extracted through the port site.
Dixit
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Department of Surgery, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, new South Wales, Australia.
Martin
C J
CJ
Flynn
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013909:Thorax