Surgicel® granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Luigi Cormio
    • Gennaro Cormio
    • Giuseppe Di Fino
    • Carmen Scavone
    • Francesca Sanguedolce
    • Vera Loizzi
    • Giuseppe Carrieri
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  • Published online on: June 8, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4689
  • Pages: 1083-1084
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Abstract

Surgicel® is an absorbable sterile mesh composed of oxidized cellulose that is used to control intraoperative capillary or venous bleeding, due to its capacity to bind hemoglobin, thus allowing the formation of an artificial clot. In the present study, a large granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer, which developed following placement of a Surgicel® sponge during a combined pubovaginal sling procedure and cystocele repair, is reported. The aim of the present case report is to emphasize the fact that hemostatic measures should be removed following their use, and to alert surgeons to the risk of using and leaving in situ oxidized cellulose. Furthermore, accurate evaluation of the surgical history of the patient should always be performed prior to attempting surgery.
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Cormio L, Cormio G, Di Fino G, Scavone C, Sanguedolce F, Loizzi V and Carrieri G: Surgicel® granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer: A case report. Oncol Lett 12: 1083-1084, 2016.
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Cormio, L., Cormio, G., Di Fino, G., Scavone, C., Sanguedolce, F., Loizzi, V., & Carrieri, G. (2016). Surgicel® granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer: A case report. Oncology Letters, 12, 1083-1084. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4689
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Cormio, L., Cormio, G., Di Fino, G., Scavone, C., Sanguedolce, F., Loizzi, V., Carrieri, G."Surgicel® granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer: A case report". Oncology Letters 12.2 (2016): 1083-1084.
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Cormio, L., Cormio, G., Di Fino, G., Scavone, C., Sanguedolce, F., Loizzi, V., Carrieri, G."Surgicel® granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer: A case report". Oncology Letters 12, no. 2 (2016): 1083-1084. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4689