Metastatic cancer spread at the laparoscopic puncture site. Report of a case in a patient with carcinoma of the ovary. Case report

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1989;10(6):442-4.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to draw attention to the possibility of the occurrence of a metastatic spread at the laparoscopic entrance site in patients suffering from a carcinoma of the ovary. This event has rarely been mentioned in medical literature before. A case is presented here in which a localized tumoral lesion appeared after a laparoscopic staging study in the abdominal wall, exactly at the site used for the introduction of the accessory laparoscopic trocar in a patient suffering from a carcinoma of the ovary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Muscles*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / secondary*
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology