Port site metastases.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the incidence, pathophysiology, risk factors and possible methods of reducing the risk of port site metastases following uro-oncological procedures.


RESULTS
To our knowledge, 28 cases of port site metastasis have been reported in the urologic literature. There has been an increased interest in the use of intraperitoneal instillation of various tumoricidals in order to reduce the risk of port site seeding.


CONCLUSIONS
The risk of port site metastases remains low, provided that surgeons rigorously adhere to the principles of oncological surgery.
Rané
Abhay
A
East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, UK. a.rane@btinternet.com
Eng
Michael K
MK
Keeley
Francis X
FX
D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012307:Risk Factors; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*