Chest wall implantation of carcinoma after fine needle aspiration biopsy.
10.3349/ymj.1994.35.3.349
- Author:
Hyo Chae PAIK
1
;
Doo Yun LEE
;
Hae Kyung LEE
;
Sang Jin KIM
;
Ki Bum LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, YongDong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Needle biopsy;
Metastasis;
Lung neoplasm;
Island flap
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Needle/*adverse effects;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*secondary;
Case Report;
Human;
Lung Neoplasms/*pathology;
Male;
Middle Age;
*Neoplasm Seeding;
Thoracic Neoplasms/*secondary
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1994;35(3):349-354
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Implantation of malignant cells along the needle aspiration tract in patients with lung cancer is a rare but potential complication following percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy. Dissemination of cancer cells by aspiration biopsy can change resectable, potentially curable lung cancer to unresectable cancer. We report a 55 year male patient who underwent completion pneumonectomy due to squamous cell carcinoma and one cycle of chemotherapy. He developed outgrowing chest wall tumor at the site of needle aspiration biopsy performed prior to completion pneumonectomy and was pathologically diagnosed as metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. The lesion was successfully treated by radical full-thickness resection of the chest wall and reconstruction with latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous island flap.
