Port site recurrences following laparoscopically managed early stage endometrial cancer

Laparoscopic management of endometrial cancer, although gaining in acceptance, has been associated with recurrent disease at trocar insertion sites in advanced disease. We report on a patient with a port site recurrence in early stage endometrial cancer. An 84-year-old patient with cancer of the endometrium underwent a laparoscopic surgical staging, vaginal hysterectomy, and adjunct radiation treatment. The final surgical pathology was grade 3, stage IC endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Seven months post-treatment, she presented with bilateral port site recurrences in the lower abdominal wall. Trocar port site recurrence in gynecologic cancer patients may be enhanced by laparoscopic management and are not limited only to patients with advanced disease.