Port site metastasis after laparoscopic staging of esophageal carcinoma.
The case history of a patient who underwent laparoscopic staging of an esophageal carcinoma is presented. After neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy a port site metastasis was found at esophagectomy. Possible etiologies, implications for the continued use of minimally invasive staging for esophageal carcinoma, and prevention of port site metastasis are discussed.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-8879, USA. rkfreeman@pol.net
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding