Incidence of port-site metastasis after laparoscopic management of borderline ovarian tumors: a series of 22 patients.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this work was to evaluate the incidence of port-site metastasis in patients undergoing laparoscopy for borderline ovarian carcinoma (BOT).


METHODS
Twenty-two patients who underwent laparoscopy from 2004 to 2008 for BOT were evaluated retrospectively.


RESULTS
In 15 patients an ultraconservative procedure with enucleation of the annexal neoplasia was carried out, while in five (23%) unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed and in two cases (9%) bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was done.


CONCLUSIONS
The literature data report few cases of port-site metastasis in BOT patients. Residual cutaneous metastases have been reported to occur within 12 months from the first surgery, generally in association with serous histology. In our analysis, we found 17 out of 22 cases of serous BOT, three mucinous and two endometriod. In no case was cutaneous metastasis revealed after an average of 30 months of follow-up.
Berretta
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Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. rberretz@tin.it
Rolla
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Patrelli
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Gramellini
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Fadda
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Nardelli
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D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D055815:Young Adult