[Computed tomography imaging of abdominal wall metastases after laparoscopy]

J Radiol. 1999 Apr;80(4):388-90.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of abdominal wall metastases which occurred after diagnostic laparoscopy in a 64-year-old man presenting with gallbladder carcinoma and peritoneal carcinomatosis. CT showed enhancing masses along the laparoscopic tracts, suggesting metastatic seeding at the time of the surgery. This unusual complication fuels the current debate regarding indications of laparoscopic surgery in patients with malignancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Muscles / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Ascites / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Seeding*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*