Primary Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Fallopian Tube: A Rare Entity with Review of Literature

Autor:	Arun Elangovan, Vani Bharani, Chinna Babu Dracham, Lokeswari Annam
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Transitional cell carcinoma medicine.anatomical_structure business.industry Rare entity medicine business medicine.disease Fallopian tube
Zdroj:	Global Journal of Medical Research. :13-16
ISSN:	2249-4618 0975-5888
Popis:	Objective: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is a rare entity constituting only 0.2-1.5% of all primary female genital-tract malignancies. Transitional cell carcinoma of fallopian tube is very rare constituting only around 10% of the PFTC and very less literature have been reported worldwide. Case report: A 59-year-old postmenopausal women presented with discharge per vaginum and abdominal distension, and was found to have right adnexal mass on clinical examination. Imaging findings were suggestive of a heterogenous adnexal mass and she underwent staging laparotomy. Post-operative histopathology examination confirmed a primary transitional cell carcinoma of right fallopian tube. FIGO stage was IA, and she received six cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. The patientis nowalive, after 10-years of initial treatment.
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