title: Anti-adhesive film mimicking local recurrence during follow up after surgical treatment of gynecologic malignancy.
abstract: A 51-year-old woman received a laparoscopic surgical staging operation due to endometrial carcinoma. Adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy was performed when the endometrial carcinoma was staged at FIGO Stage IIIC1, adnexa metastasis. Three months completing adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy, a 2.5-cm vaginal stump mass was found by abdomino-pelvic computed tomography (AP-CT). To rule out local recurrence, diagnostic laparoscopic exploration was performed. The pathologic report revealed chronic inflammation due to the presence of a foreign body. To avoid unnecessary surgery during the follow-up of patients with gynecologic malignancies, anti-adhesive material should be avoided which can possibly cause a lesion mimicking local recurrence.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kwack
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed