Intraabdominal abscess mimicking gastric cancer recurrence: a case report

Surgical site infection is a common healthcare-associated infection that rarely occurs several months after surgery. Herein, a case is described in which an abdominal mass lesion was found at a 6-month follow-up visit after gastrectomy was performed for early gastric cancer. Positron emission tomogr...

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Published inJournal of yeungnam medical science Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 426 - 429
Main Author Park, Yong-Eun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science 01.10.2023
Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science
Subjects
abscess
Case Report
gastric cancer
recurrence
surgery
surgical site infection
Surgical site infection
Recurrence
Gastric cancer
Surgery
Abscess
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Summary:Surgical site infection is a common healthcare-associated infection that rarely occurs several months after surgery. Herein, a case is described in which an abdominal mass lesion was found at a 6-month follow-up visit after gastrectomy was performed for early gastric cancer. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed a 2.5 cm-sized mass with a high maximal standard uptake value (8.32), located above a previous anastomosis site. Locoregional recurrence of gastric cancer was diagnosed by multidisciplinary team discussion, and explorative laparotomy was performed. However, surgical and pathologic findings revealed that the mass was an intraabdominal abscess. In conclusion, differential diagnosis of delayed abscess formation should be considered if the possibility of tumor recurrence is low, especially after early gastric cancer surgery.
ISSN:2799-8010
2799-8010
DOI:10.12701/jyms.2022.00864