Laparoscopic port site metastasis of an undetected primary tumor

Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1999 Jan;9(1):68-9.

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman presented with an adenocarcinoma at a port site of a previous laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A thorough investigation and exploratory laparotomy with excision of the tumor failed to detect its origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Muscles*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Neoplasm Seeding
  • Neoplasms, Unknown Primary*