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  • Title: Late-type port-site recurrence of unexpected gallbladder carcinoma 11 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
    Author: Tsujita E, Ikeda Y, Kinjo N, Uezu I, Matsuyama J, Kawano H, Yamaguchi S, Egashira A, Minami K, Yamamoto M, Kumagai R, Taguchi K, Morita M, Toh Y, Okamura T.
    Journal: Asian J Endosc Surg; 2014 Nov; 7(4):304-7. PubMed ID: 25354373.
    Abstract:
    A 55-year-old man had laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and unexpected gallbladder cancer, followed by a liver bed resection and lymph node dissection. Eleven years later, he had a port-site recurrence of gallbladder cancer requiring resection; at that time, no other site of recurrence was observed. The patient has survived for 20 months without another recurrence. Although a rare finding, clinicians should be alert to the possibility of such a recurrence even 11 years after complete cure of the primary tumor, particularly in patients who have undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy for unexpected gallbladder cancer.
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