Huge isolated port-site recurrence after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a case report.
A 66-yr-old man with pain and swelling in the right flank was referred to our clinic for diagnosis. In 2005, the patient underwent a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal cancer of the lower pole of the right kidney. A computed tomography scan revealed a 20-cm tumor in the right abdominal wall, resulting in a suspected diagnosis of port-site metastasis from the first laparoscopic operation. The patient underwent open surgery, which confirmed the diagnosis. After the operation, the patient recovered rapidly.
Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Martin-Luther-University, Halle/Saale, Germany. francesco.greco@medizin.uni-halle.de
Francesco
F
Greco
Sigrid
S
Wagner
Olaf
O
Reichelt
Antonino
A
Inferrera
Antonio
A
Lupo
Rashid M
RM
Hoda
Amir
A
Hamza
Paolo
P
Fornara
D034861:Abdominal Wall; 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*