Wound seeding associated with endometrial cancer.

Wound seeding associated with endometrial cancer.

Curtis M G; Hopkins M P; Cross B; Tantri M D; Jenison E L; Rehmus E

Gynecologic oncology

1994

1994-03

We report a patient with well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium who developed a recurrence in the anterior abdominal wall probably secondary to wound seeding at the time of her original surgery. She underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. She then received 15 mCi of 32P for positive peritoneal washings. She was free of disease until 2 years later when a large lower incision mass developed. She had no evidence for intra-abdominal disease and a radical resection with a myocutaneous flap was undertaken. Radical resection for isolated metastases may be of benefit for patients with endometrial cancer. Patients with positive cytology should be observed closely for incisional recurrence.

*Neoplasm Recurrence; *Neoplasm Seeding; Adenocarcinoma/pathology/radiotherapy/*surgery; Adult; Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology/radiotherapy/*surgery; Female; Humans; Local; Phosphorus Radioisotopes/therapeutic use

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