Postlaparoscopic abdominal port-site metastasis: F-18 FDG PET/CT demonstration.
Laparoscopic surgery has expanded its applications to treatment of malignant neoplasms with lower morbidity and mortality compared with the ones carried by conventional procedures. With the increasing volume of this minimally invasive technique, complications such as port-site tumor seeding may have a higher occurrence. Abdominal wall metastasis has been reported with conventional cross-sectional imaging. The authors present 2 cases of early detection of port-site tumor implantation by PET/CT.
Nguyen
Ba D
BD
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA. nguyen.ba@mayo.edu
Roarke
Michael C
MC
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding