Unsuspected carcinoma of the gall bladder: case report of trocar-site metastasis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A Principe; M L Lugaresi; R C Lords; R Golfieri; M C Gallo; I Bicchierri; E Polito; A Cavallari

Unsuspected carcinoma of the gall bladder: case report of trocar-site metastasis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hepatogastroenterology. 1997 Jul-Aug;44(16):990-3.

Authors

A Principe¹, M L Lugaresi, R C Lords, R Golfieri, M C Gallo, I Bicchierri, E Polito, A Cavallari

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 9261587

Abstract

Cancer of the gall bladder is a rare malignant neoplasm with an unfavourable prognosis. Laparoscopic surgery has brought about the emergence of possible neoplastic diffusion along trocar tracts in cases where unrecognized carcinoma of the gall bladder is present. The authors present a case of neoplastic abdominal diffusion discovered 4 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in which histologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed the presence of unrecognized carcinoma of the gall bladder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary*
Abdominal Neoplasms / therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / instrumentation
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Seeding*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed