title: Port site metastases after laparoscopic lymph node staging of cervical carcinoma.
abstract: The literature revealed only six cases of cervical carcinoma metastatic to a port site after laparoscopic lymphadenectomy. A woman with a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix had port site metastases after laparoscopic lymph node staging. The frequency of this event might be higher than expected. Therefore, surgeons should reduce mechanical irritation of port sites and spillage of tumor cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Vienna Medical School, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gregor
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reinthaller
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Joura
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery