Hand port-site metastasis of renal-cell carcinoma following hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: case report.
A 66-year-old man underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (HALN) for a 10 x 7-cm, stage T(2)N(0)M(0) right-sided renal-cell carcinoma. Nine months later, tumor recurrence was noted at the previous hand port site. This is the first case report of such a metastasis. Possible mechanisms for tumor metastasis are reviewed, and preventive strategies are suggested.
Chen
Yung-Tai
YT
Department of Urology, EnChu Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yang
Stephen Shei Dei
SS
Hsieh
Cheng-Hsing
CH
Wang
Chung-Cheng
CC
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*