Objective: To aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with metastatic tumor seeding, an exceedingly rare phenomenon following minimally invasive urological surgery, additional case reports are needed.
Materials and methods: We report our experience with patients determined to have peritoneal carcinomatosis following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and provide a descriptive summary of these unique cases.
Results: Five cases of peritoneal carcinomatosis were identified, all of which occurred relatively late-between 8 and 13 years-following RARP. Four of the 5 cases had T3 disease at the time of prostatectomy. 68Ga-PSMA PET identified peritoneal carcinomatosis in 3 of 5 cases.
Conclusion: Certain clinical factors, such as advanced pathologic stage at the time of prostatectomy, may predict risk for carcinomatosis following RARP. Additionally, next-generation imaging modalities, such as PSMA PET, may aid in identifying these metastases and are likely to identify increasing numbers of these patients as next-generation imaging becomes more widely available. Continued documentation and classification of this atypical presentation are needed to improve our understanding and management of this phenomenon.
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