The effect of immune enhancement and suppression on the development of laparoscopic port site metastases.
2000
Background: Recent clinical case reports and experimental studies have suggested that laparoscopic cancer surgery is associated with an increased risk of tumor spread to abdominal wall wounds. While the etiology of this problem was initially believed to be related to mechanical contamination of wounds, it is now recognized that there are other contributory factors, including disturbed immune function within the peritoneal cavity. To investigate this question further, we evaluated the effect of immune modulation within an established laparoscopic cancer model.
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