Cutaneous seeding of malignant tumours after insertion of percutaneous prosthesis for obstructive jaundice

P. J. Shorvon; Joseph Leung; M. Corcoran

Cutaneous seeding of malignant tumours after insertion of percutaneous prosthesis for obstructive jaundice

P. J. Shorvon, Joseph Leung, M. Corcoran

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Abstract

Three cases of cutaneous malignant deposits at the site of skin puncture for insertion of percutaneous biliary prosthesis are described. Tumour dissemination casts doubts on the value of percutaneous intubation of the biliary tree when preparing patients for curative resection of pancreatic or biliary tumours.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	694-695
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of Surgery
Volume	71
Issue number	9
State	Published - 1984
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery

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Cutaneous seeding of malignant tumours after insertion of percutaneous prosthesis for obstructive jaundice

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