Chest wall implantation of lung cancer after thin-needle aspiration biopsy

Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 Aug;48(2):284-6. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90091-x.

Abstract

Percutaneous aspirational biopsy of intrathoracic lesions has become a popular technique. One of the rarest complications is that of implantation of malignant cells within the needle tract and subsequent development of a chest wall mass. A case of chest wall implantation of adenocarcinoma of the lung after thin-needle biopsy is reported. The lesion was successfully treated with radical full-thickness excision of the chest wall and immediate reconstruction with a large rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Seeding*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery