Cancer and implants.......use with caution..........dont use at all ! !

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I know this is a gyn implant of sort, but the end result

is with any implant and cancer patient !

Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;117(2 Pt 2):450-2.

Reaction to a surgical implant foreign body masquerading as recurrent uterine sarcoma.

Shaltz AT, Leath CA 3rd, Wiedenhoefer JF, Sundborg MJ.

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multiple products to prevent adhesions or lessen the risk of soft tissue attachments are commercially available. The long-term nature of these products is unknown, and they may cause foreign body reactions masquerading as recurrent disease in patients with cancer.

CASE: A perimenopausal female underwent a hysterectomy and placement of a surgical implant, polylactic acid. Final pathology revealed stage IA low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. Areas suspicious for recurrence were noted on radiographic imaging 1 year later, resulting in exploratory surgery. The suspicious areas were found to be foreign body reactions. Mass spectrometry identified the main component of the reactions as polylactic acid.

CONCLUSION: Adhesion barriers and other surgical implants may not always be completely metabolized and should be used with caution in patients with cancer.

PMID: 21252785 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21252785

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