Port-site implantation after laparoscopic treatment of borderline ovarian tumors.

Background: The aim of this article is to report 3 cases of port-site implantation after laparoscopic treatment of a borderline ovarian tumor.

Cases: Three patients underwent a laparoscopic procedure for a serous (2 patients) or mucinous (1 patient) borderline ovarian tumor. In 2 patients, the port-site implantation was discovered during a later surgical procedure, and one was discovered clinically 11 months after the initial laparoscopic oophorectomy.