Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report

Abstract In recent years, the number of cancer patients who undergo endoscopic surgery has been increasing, and port-site recurrence is becoming a more common complication. A 66-year-old woman underwent thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy with lymph node dissection for pT1aN0M0 adenocarcinoma of the...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Yoshida, Noriyuki Misaki
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Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2017-12-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0398-8
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description Abstract In recent years, the number of cancer patients who undergo endoscopic surgery has been increasing, and port-site recurrence is becoming a more common complication. A 66-year-old woman underwent thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy with lymph node dissection for pT1aN0M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. Six years after surgery, CT revealed a subscapular tumor measuring 3 cm at the site of the surgical port wound. Although port-site cancer recurrence was suspected, needle biopsy revealed that the tumor was an elastofibroma. During 6 months of follow-up, MRI revealed no further change, and it was concluded that development of the tumor at the subscapular port site had been merely coincidental.
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spelling doaj-art-eefa82a2f2fa4a8bbe49a1ee4d1499d82025-08-20T03:39:06ZengJapan Surgical SocietySurgical Case Reports2198-77932017-12-01311310.1186/s40792-017-0398-8Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case reportChihiro Yoshida0Noriyuki Misaki1Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Takamatsu Municipal HospitalDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Takamatsu Municipal HospitalAbstract In recent years, the number of cancer patients who undergo endoscopic surgery has been increasing, and port-site recurrence is becoming a more common complication. A 66-year-old woman underwent thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy with lymph node dissection for pT1aN0M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. Six years after surgery, CT revealed a subscapular tumor measuring 3 cm at the site of the surgical port wound. Although port-site cancer recurrence was suspected, needle biopsy revealed that the tumor was an elastofibroma. During 6 months of follow-up, MRI revealed no further change, and it was concluded that development of the tumor at the subscapular port site had been merely coincidental.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0398-8ElastofibromaThoracoscopic surgerySubscapular tumorPort-site cancer recurrence
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Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
Surgical Case Reports
Elastofibroma
Thoracoscopic surgery
Subscapular tumor
Port-site cancer recurrence
title Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
title_full Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
title_fullStr Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
title_full_unstemmed Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
title_short Elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery: first case report
title_sort elastofibroma developing at the subscapular port site after thoracoscopic surgery first case report
topic Elastofibroma
Thoracoscopic surgery
Subscapular tumor
Port-site cancer recurrence
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0398-8
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