title: Unsuspected carcinoma of the gall bladder: case report of trocar-site metastasis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Cancer of the gall bladder is a rare malignant neoplasm with an unfavourable prognosis. Laparoscopic surgery has brought about the emergence of possible neoplastic diffusion along trocar tracts in cases where unrecognized carcinoma of the gall bladder is present. The authors present a case of neoplastic abdominal diffusion discovered 4 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in which histologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed the presence of unrecognized carcinoma of the gall bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Principe
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lugaresi
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lords
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golfieri
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bicchierri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavallari
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed