Portsite and intraabdominal metastases of unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: report of a case

We herein report a rare case of portsite metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma which occurred after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A 64-year-old man underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at another hospital for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. The histological examination revealed an adenocarcinoma of...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 1996-01, Vol.26 (12), p.1014-1016
Main Authors: Shibata, N, Kagotani, K, Noguchi, S, Tamai, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Neoplasms - secondary
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - adverse effects
Cholelithiasis - complications
Cholelithiasis - surgery
Gallbladder Neoplasms - complications
Gallbladder Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Seeding
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Summary:We herein report a rare case of portsite metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma which occurred after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A 64-year-old man underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at another hospital for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. The histological examination revealed an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder infiltrating the entire wall. Despite the physician's advice the patient refused any additional treatment. Thirteen months after surgery he visited our hospital because of a palpable mass at the scar of the right trocar incision. The nodule was removed and histological examination confirmed metastasis from the gallbladder carcinoma.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/BF00309964