[A Case of Port Site Recurrence after Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer].

It has been suggested that port site recurrence is a potential complication after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer, especially considering the increased number of laparoscopic surgeries being performed. We encountered a case of an 84-year-old man who was diagnosed with 2 port site recurrences at the navel and right hypochondrium after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy(D2). Pathological diagnosis for the original tumor was tub2, pT4a, pN1(1/38), M0, pStage III A, and HER2(0). As first-line chemotherapy with S-1 plus CDDP for the port site recurrence failed, second-line chemotherapy with ramucirumab plus paclitaxel(RAM plus PTX)was administered. Although RAM plus PTX therapy induced shrinkage of the port site recurrence, liver metastasis was detected as a new lesion. RAM mono-therapy maintained good QOL for 18 months after surgery.