Erschienen in:
12.07.2016 | Gynecologic Oncology
Prognostic Impact of Port-Site Metastasis After Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
verfasst von:
Beyhan Ataseven, MD, Christoph Grimm, MD, Philipp Harter, MD, Sebastian Heikaus, MD, Florian Heitz, MD, Alexander Traut, MD, Sonia Prader, MD, Annett Kahl, MD, Stefanie Schneider, MD, Christian Kurzeder, MD, Andreas du Bois, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 5/2016
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Abstract
Background
This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence, morbidity, and prognostic impact of port-site metastasis (PSM) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) undergoing laparoscopy before subsequent primary debulking surgery (PDS).
Methods
All consecutive patients treated between 2000 and 2014, who had a laparoscopy followed by PDS, were extracted from our prospectively maintained database. All patients with histological examination of port-sites were included in this unicentric exploratory analysis.
Results
A total of 250 (25.5 %) of 982 patients with EOC underwent laparoscopy before PDS. Port-site resection was performed in those 214 (85.6 %) patients in whom a complete or almost complete resection with residuals ≤1 cm was achieved. Median interval between laparoscopy and PDS was 25 days. PSM was detected in 100 of 214 patients (46.7 %). Risk factors for PSM were higher tumor stage (odds ratio [OR] 13.5, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 2.9–62.0, p = 0.04), positive lymph node status (OR 3.0, 95 % CI 1.3–6.7, p = 0.009), and ascites >500 mL (OR 3.9, 95 % CI 1.5–10.0, p = 0.005). Wound healing disorders and postoperative morbidity were significantly higher in patients with PSM (Clavien–Dindo Classification grade 3–5: 41.0 vs. 14.9 %, p < 0.001). However, multivariate Cox-regression models did not identify PSM as independent prognostic factor.
Conclusions
The prevalence of PSM after laparoscopy in EOC patients is considerably high. PSM had no impact on survival; however, PSM were associated with more postoperative complications and a higher surgical treatment burden. This should be balanced with the expected benefit when laparoscopy is considered for the management of EOC.