Open AccessGiant tuberculous pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia of fallopian tube mimicking ovarian neoplasm - A challenging diagnosis
Author(s) -
Richa Sharma,
Vishnu Bhartiya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of diagnostic imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-5865
pISSN - 2331-5857
DOI - 10.5430/ijdi.v4n2p39
Subject(s) - medicine , fallopian tube , histopathological examination , hyperplasia , salpingectomy , neoplasm , uterus , abdomen , pathology , radiology , gynecology , pregnancy , biology , genetics , ectopic pregnancy
Pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia of the fallopian tubes is an incidental histopathological finding or it causes slight enlargement of tubes. We are reporting a case where 38 years old woman reported with lump abdomen (corresponding to 28 weeks gravid uterus) and hypomenorrhea, was diagnosed as ovarian neoplasm after extensive work up that included tumor markers and CT scan. Staging laprotomy was undertaken, but intraoperatively it revealed massive enlargement of both the tubes. Frozen section and histopathological examination showed tuberculous pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia of fallopian tubes. Bilateral salpingectomy was done. We are reporting this case because of its rarity, where massive enlargement of both the tubes was due to tuberculous Pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia that mimicked ovarian neoplasm on clinical examination and on radioimaging techniques.