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Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
Chihiro Yoshida1, Noriyuki Misaki2
1Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Takamatsu Municipal Hospital, 2-36-1 Miyawakichou, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 760-8538, Japan. ychihiro.sky@gmail.com.
Surgical Case Reports
|December 8, 2017
Summary
Port-site recurrence after endoscopic surgery is a growing concern. However, a subscapular tumor found years after lung cancer surgery was diagnosed as an elastofibroma, not cancer recurrence.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Endoscopic surgery for cancer is increasing.
- Port-site recurrence is a known complication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate a suspected port-site recurrence after lung cancer surgery.
Main Methods:
- Case report of a 66-year-old woman.
- Thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma.
- CT and MRI imaging.
- Needle biopsy.
Main Results:
- A subscapular tumor developed at the surgical port site six years post-surgery.
- Biopsy confirmed the tumor as an elastofibroma, not metastatic cancer.
- No change observed during six months of follow-up imaging.
Conclusions:
- The subscapular tumor was coincidental and not related to port-site cancer recurrence.
- Elastofibroma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of post-surgical masses.
