Implantation metastasis after laparoscopic biopsy of bladder cancer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of tumor implantation in the abdominal wall following laparoscopic biopsy of a transitional cell tumor. Tumor seeding is a known risk in patients with transitional cell carcinoma and we recommend that laparoscopic biopsy of urothelial tumors be avoided.