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A Case of Primary Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube
Author(s) -
Kim Jae Wook,
Cho Eun Me,
Kim Young Tae,
Han Jae Ho
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1999.tb01170.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fallopian tube , exploratory laparotomy , transitional cell carcinoma , metastasis , carcinoma , laparotomy , clear cell carcinoma , adnexal mass , pathology , gynecology , radiology , surgery , cancer , bladder cancer
The primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube is the rarest of all gynecologic malignancies and histologically most of them are adenocarcinomas. Primary transitional cell carcinomas are extremely rare in the fallopian tube. A 63‐year‐old postmenopausal woman presenting with lower abdominal pain was found to have a left adnexal mass. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a mass arising from the fallopian tube with the histologic features of transitional cell carcinoma. Light and electron microscopic studies supported the notion of transitional cell carcinoma. The tumor was extended to the muscle layer and confined to the left fallopian tube without metastasis. The patient received 3 courses of systemic cisplatin‐based chemotherapy and has been well with no evidence of recurrence until August, 1998.