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.
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