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Neoplasm Seeding

MedGen UID:
10213
•Concept ID:
C0027645
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Seeding, Neoplasm

Definition

The local implantation of tumor cells by contamination of instruments and surgical equipment during and after surgical resection, resulting in local growth of the cells and tumor formation. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeoplasm Seeding

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Seeding metastases: The role and clinical utility of circulating tumour cells.
Patel DA, Blay J
Tumour Biol 2021;43(1):285-306. doi: 10.3233/TUB-210001. PMID: 34690152
Overview of primary adult retroperitoneal tumours.
Improta L, Tzanis D, Bouhadiba T, Abdelhafidh K, Bonvalot S
Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Sep;46(9):1573-1579. Epub 2020 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.04.054. PMID: 32600897
Screening and detection of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Simpson HN, McGuire BM
Clin Liver Dis 2015 May;19(2):295-307. Epub 2015 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2015.01.004. PMID: 25921664

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Aqueous seeding in intraocular retinoblastoma: A review.
Kaliki S
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021 Aug;49(6):606-614. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1111/ceo.13964. PMID: 34185374
Retinoblastoma: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know.
Silvera VM, Guerin JB, Brinjikji W, Dalvin LA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021 Apr;42(4):618-626. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6949. PMID: 33509920Free PMC Article
Imaging of Post Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Complications.
Dubé JP, Azzi Z, Semionov A, Sayegh K, Kosiuk J, Pressacco J
Can Assoc Radiol J 2019 May;70(2):156-163. Epub 2019 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2018.08.006. PMID: 30635216
Editorial: Therapy-induced metastasis.
Martin OA, Anderson RL
Clin Exp Metastasis 2018 Apr;35(4):219-221. Epub 2018 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s10585-018-9914-x. PMID: 29971590
Tumour seeding after fine-needle aspiration and core biopsy of the head and neck--a systematic review.
Shah KS, Ethunandan M
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Apr;54(3):260-5. Epub 2016 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.004. PMID: 26837638

Diagnosis

Retinoblastoma: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know.
Silvera VM, Guerin JB, Brinjikji W, Dalvin LA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021 Apr;42(4):618-626. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6949. PMID: 33509920Free PMC Article
VITREOUS SEEDING OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA.
Raval V, Bowen RC, Soto H, Biscotti C, Yeaney G, Sears J, Singh A
Retina 2021 Apr 1;41(4):890-894. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002989. PMID: 33009220
Potential impact of invasive surgical procedures on primary tumor growth and metastasis.
Alieva M, van Rheenen J, Broekman MLD
Clin Exp Metastasis 2018 Apr;35(4):319-331. Epub 2018 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s10585-018-9896-8. PMID: 29728948Free PMC Article
Tumour seeding after fine-needle aspiration and core biopsy of the head and neck--a systematic review.
Shah KS, Ethunandan M
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Apr;54(3):260-5. Epub 2016 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.004. PMID: 26837638
Screening and detection of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Simpson HN, McGuire BM
Clin Liver Dis 2015 May;19(2):295-307. Epub 2015 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2015.01.004. PMID: 25921664

Therapy

Revisiting tract seeding and compartmental anatomy for percutaneous image-guided musculoskeletal biopsies.
Seeger LL
Skeletal Radiol 2019 Apr;48(4):499-501. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s00256-018-3127-x. PMID: 30613932
Laparoscopy in colorectal surgery.
Kumar AS, Lee SW
Surg Clin North Am 2013 Feb;93(1):217-30. Epub 2012 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.09.006. PMID: 23177073
Port site metastasis and tumor seeding in oncologic laparoscopic urology.
Castillo OA, Vitagliano G
Urology 2008 Mar;71(3):372-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.10.064. PMID: 18342166
Bone marrow autotransplantation.
Armitage JO, Gale RP
Am J Med 1989 Feb;86(2):203-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(89)90270-2. PMID: 2643872
Autologous blood transfusion.
Brzica SM Jr, Pineda AA, Taswell HF
Mayo Clin Proc 1976 Nov;51(11):723-37. PMID: 994552

Prognosis

Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer After Removal of Conventional Adenomas and Serrated Polyps.
He X, Hang D, Wu K, Nayor J, Drew DA, Giovannucci EL, Ogino S, Chan AT, Song M
Gastroenterology 2020 Mar;158(4):852-861.e4. Epub 2019 Jul 11 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.06.039. PMID: 31302144Free PMC Article
Tumor cell seeding in the biopsy tract and its clinical significance in osteosarcomas.
Turkoz KH, Erol B, Seven IE
J Surg Oncol 2018 Dec;118(8):1335-1340. Epub 2018 Nov 6 doi: 10.1002/jso.25282. PMID: 30399199
Incidence of needle-tract seeding following prostate biopsy for suspected cancer: a review of the literature.
Volanis D, Neal DE, Warren AY, Gnanapragasam VJ
BJU Int 2015 May;115(5):698-704. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1111/bju.12849. PMID: 24958224
Port site recurrences after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Paolucci V
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2001;8(6):535-43. doi: 10.1007/s005340100022. PMID: 11956905
Thymoma.
Weissberg D, Goldberg M, Pearson FG
Ann Thorac Surg 1973 Aug;16(2):141-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)65829-8. PMID: 4741114

Clinical prediction guides

VITREOUS SEEDING OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA.
Raval V, Bowen RC, Soto H, Biscotti C, Yeaney G, Sears J, Singh A
Retina 2021 Apr 1;41(4):890-894. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002989. PMID: 33009220
Tumor cell seeding in the biopsy tract and its clinical significance in osteosarcomas.
Turkoz KH, Erol B, Seven IE
J Surg Oncol 2018 Dec;118(8):1335-1340. Epub 2018 Nov 6 doi: 10.1002/jso.25282. PMID: 30399199
Capturing circulating tumor cells of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Wu LJ, Pan YD, Pei XY, Chen H, Nguyen S, Kashyap A, Liu J, Wu J
Cancer Lett 2012 Dec 29;326(1):17-22. Epub 2012 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.07.024. PMID: 22842097
Peritoneal changes due to laparoscopic surgery.
Brokelman WJ, Lensvelt M, Borel Rinkes IH, Klinkenbijl JH, Reijnen MM
Surg Endosc 2011 Jan;25(1):1-9. Epub 2010 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s00464-010-1139-2. PMID: 20552372Free PMC Article
Iris melanocytoma: clinical features and natural course in 47 cases.
Demirci H, Mashayekhi A, Shields CL, Eagle RC Jr, Shields JA
Am J Ophthalmol 2005 Mar;139(3):468-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.008. PMID: 15767055

Recent systematic reviews

Tumour seeding after fine-needle aspiration and core biopsy of the head and neck--a systematic review.
Shah KS, Ethunandan M
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Apr;54(3):260-5. Epub 2016 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.004. PMID: 26837638
Parasitic myoma after laparoscopic morcellation: a systematic review of the literature.
Van der Meulen JF, Pijnenborg JM, Boomsma CM, Verberg MF, Geomini PM, Bongers MY
BJOG 2016 Jan;123(1):69-75. Epub 2015 Jul 29 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13541. PMID: 26234998
Needle track seeding following biopsy of liver lesions in the diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Silva MA, Hegab B, Hyde C, Guo B, Buckels JA, Mirza DF
Gut 2008 Nov;57(11):1592-6. Epub 2008 Jul 31 doi: 10.1136/gut.2008.149062. PMID: 18669577
Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the eye, lids, and orbit.
Rosenberg C, Finger PT
Surv Ophthalmol 2008 May-Jun;53(3):187-202. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2008.02.003. PMID: 18501266
Port site metastasis and tumor seeding in oncologic laparoscopic urology.
Castillo OA, Vitagliano G
Urology 2008 Mar;71(3):372-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.10.064. PMID: 18342166

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