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Table 1 Recent English case reports of foreign body granuloma after colorectal cancer surgery

From: Polymer clip granuloma mimicking lymph node recurrence: a case report

No.

Year

Author

Age/sex

Primary cancer location

Stage

Duration from last surgery (month)

Mass location

FDG-PET, SUVmax

Preoperative diagnosis

Definitive diagnostic method

Foreign body

1

2009

Kim [1]

67/M

R

I

30

Pelvic wall

9.1

Recurrence

Excisional biopsy

Suture

2

2009

Kim [1]

37/M

T + LM

IV

3

Liver resection site

9.6

Liver metastasis

Partial resection of the liver

NA

3

2015

Nihon-Yanagi [12]

66/M

S + LM

IV

19

Liver resection site

Not taken

Recurrence

Laparotomy

Metal clips

4

2016

Matsuura [2]

71/M

S + LM

IV

4

Below the diaphragm

5.48

Peritoneal dissemination

Partial hepatectomy, partial resection of the diaphragm

Silk suture

5

2016

Pantiora [13]

48/F

NA + LM

IV

12

Liver resection site

8

Recurrence

Laparotomy

NA

6

2016

Martínez-Martínez [3]

66/M

S

ND

3

Retroperitoneum

5.04

Tumor implant

Surgical resection

Suture

7

2019

Asano [14]

85/M

S

IIIa

10

Abdominal wall

14.6

Port site recurrence

Surgical resection

NA

8

2021

Huang [4]

60/M

A

II

24

Mesocolon near the anastomosis

Not taken

Local recurrence

Laparotomy

Silk suture

9

2021

Takano [5]

63/M

R

I

29

Mesocolon near the anastomosis

Negative

Recurrence

Laparotomy

Silk suture

10

2024

Mitsuyoshi [7]

66/F

A

IIIA

NA

Port site

Positive

NA

Laparoscopic resection

Sutures

11

2024

Our case

47/F

S

I

12

Vascular stump of the mesocolon

10.9

Lymph node recurrence, desmoid tumor

Laparoscopic resection

Polymer clip

  1. M male, F female, A ascending colon, R rectum, S sigmoid colon, T transverse colon, LM liver metastasis, NA not available, FDG fluorodeoxyglucose, PET positron emission tomography, SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value