Huge isolated port-site recurrence after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a case report
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Published on: March 12, 2011
Francesco Greco1, Sigrid Wagner, Olaf Reichelt
1Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Martin-Luther-University, Halle/Saale, Germany. francesco.greco@medizin.uni-halle.de
Abstract:
A 66-yr-old man with pain and swelling in the right flank was referred to our clinic for diagnosis. In 2005, the patient underwent a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal cancer of the lower pole of the right kidney. A computed tomography scan revealed a 20-cm tumor in the right abdominal wall, resulting in a suspected diagnosis of port-site metastasis from the first laparoscopic operation. The patient underwent open surgery, which confirmed the diagnosis. After the operation, the patient recovered rapidly.