Laparoscopic port site recurrence in the absence of intra-abdominal disease.
A case is reported of a patient who presented with recurrent tumour at the site of a laparoscopy port where there had been no evidence of intra-abdominal tumour. Possible mechanisms of recurrence are postulated including a haematogenous spread of the primary tumour and the implantation at the port site.
Patton
M S
MS
Ward 33, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK.
Park
K G
KG
D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*