Case series on abdominal wall implantation malignancy

Abstract

Abdominal wall implantation malignancy or scar recurrence following laparotomy or laparoscopy is a rare and untoward occurrence. We present here a case series of five patients who developed scar malignancies, of which four patients underwent open abdominal surgery while the other had laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords

• Implantation
• laparoscopy
• open surgery
• recurrence