Combined thoraco-laparoscopic resection can aid in precise resection of an invasive tumor of the diaphragm. A 44-year-old woman was referred to our department for resection of solitary peritoneal seeding from cervical cancer following systemic chemotherapy. The tumor was located in the right diaphragm with an ill-defined border of the liver. Combined thoraco-laparoscopic resection was proposed. Laparoscopy portrayed that the right diaphragm was partially attached to the liver, and the depth of tumor invasion to the diaphragm was ambiguous. Observation from the thoracic cavity indicated a white-colored distortion following the location of peritoneal seeding. Partial resection and repair of the diaphragm were made using the thoracoscopic-assisted approach, followed by laparoscopic hepatectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and pathological findings revealed that peritoneal metastases of the diaphragm and surgical margin was negative for cancer. Combined thoraco-laparoscopic resection can cover the drawbacks of each approach and is among the options for minimally invasive surgery for invasive tumor of the diaphragm.
Keywords: hepatectomy; laparoscopic surgery; thoracoscopic surgery.
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