Case Report

Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma

Volume: 24 Number: 1 April 30, 2024
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Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma

Abstract

Drain placement is a common practice after major surgeries to prevent collection accumulation in the operation field, follow up against the risk of bleeding or anastomotic leakage, and facilitate wound healing, especially in patients with large amounts of ascites such as ovarian cancer. Although port site recurrences have been described after laparoscopic surgery, metastasis to the previous drain site rarely occurs after laparotomy in gynecologic cancer patients. Cutaneous involvement originating from uterine sarcoma is particularly unusual. Albeit rare, malignant-cell seeding along an artificial percutaneous tract should be kept in mind when deciding to place a drain. We present a case of uterine undifferentiated sarcoma recurrence at the surgical drain site after one year later of primary tumour resection.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Early Pub Date

April 30, 2024

Publication Date

April 30, 2024

Submission Date

January 14, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 24 Number: 1

APA
Baş, S., Narin, M., Kapı, E., Aydın, Ş. G., Aşut, E., & Seyfettinoğlu, S. (2024). Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi, 24(1), 40-43. https://doi.org/10.59215/trsgo.1234200
AMA
1.Baş S, Narin M, Kapı E, Aydın ŞG, Aşut E, Seyfettinoğlu S. Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi. 2024;24(1):40-43. doi:10.59215/trsgo.1234200
Chicago
Baş, Sevda, Mehmet Narin, Emin Kapı, Şule Gül Aydın, Elife Aşut, and Sevtap Seyfettinoğlu. 2024. “Drain or Not Drain? A Surgical Dilemma Using Suction Drain for Drain Site Metastasis in a Patient With Uterine Sarcoma”. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi 24 (1): 40-43. https://doi.org/10.59215/trsgo.1234200.
EndNote
Baş S, Narin M, Kapı E, Aydın ŞG, Aşut E, Seyfettinoğlu S (April 1, 2024) Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi 24 1 40–43.
IEEE
[1]S. Baş, M. Narin, E. Kapı, Ş. G. Aydın, E. Aşut, and S. Seyfettinoğlu, “Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma”, Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 40–43, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.59215/trsgo.1234200.
ISNAD
Baş, Sevda - Narin, Mehmet - Kapı, Emin - Aydın, Şule Gül - Aşut, Elife - Seyfettinoğlu, Sevtap. “Drain or Not Drain? A Surgical Dilemma Using Suction Drain for Drain Site Metastasis in a Patient With Uterine Sarcoma”. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi 24/1 (April 1, 2024): 40-43. https://doi.org/10.59215/trsgo.1234200.
JAMA
1.Baş S, Narin M, Kapı E, Aydın ŞG, Aşut E, Seyfettinoğlu S. Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi. 2024;24:40–43.
MLA
Baş, Sevda, et al. “Drain or Not Drain? A Surgical Dilemma Using Suction Drain for Drain Site Metastasis in a Patient With Uterine Sarcoma”. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 40-43, doi:10.59215/trsgo.1234200.
Vancouver
1.Sevda Baş, Mehmet Narin, Emin Kapı, Şule Gül Aydın, Elife Aşut, Sevtap Seyfettinoğlu. Drain or not drain? A surgical dilemma using suction drain for drain site metastasis in a patient with uterine sarcoma. Türk Jinekolojik Onkoloji Dergisi. 2024 Apr. 1;24(1):40-3. doi:10.59215/trsgo.1234200