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Port site metastases after laparoscopic lymph node staging of cervical carcinoma
H Gregor1, C E Sam, A Reinthaller
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Vienna Medical School, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Abstract:
The literature revealed only six cases of cervical carcinoma metastatic to a port site after laparoscopic lymphadenectomy. A woman with a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix had port site metastases after laparoscopic lymph node staging. The frequency of this event might be higher than expected. Therefore, surgeons should reduce mechanical irritation of port sites and spillage of tumor cells.