Although technical improvements have broadened the use of operative la
paroscopy, the safety of this surgical technique in the presence of ma
lignancy has not yet been evaluated fully. A potential complication of
this procedure was highlighted in a summary of seven cases of abdomin
al-wall tumor implantation after laparoscopy in patients with gastroin
testinal and gynecologic malignancies.(1) In addition to port-site rec
urrence, intraperitoneal seeding of an otherwise localized malignancy
may occur.