A case report: rare case of primary transitional cell carcinoma of the fallopian tube

J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 1999 Feb;25(1):29-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1999.tb01118.x.

Abstract

Carcinomas other than adenocarcinomas are extremely rare in the fallopian tube. A 42-year-old woman with watery, intermittent vaginal discharge was found to have a left adnexal tumor. This case was diagnosed as primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube, FIGO Stage Ia. She underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy, a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, a pelvic and periaortic lymphoadenectomy, and an omentectomy, followed by cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Four years after the initial diagnosis of the disease, she remains in a disease-free state. Histologically, the tumor revealed a primary transitional cell carcinoma of the left fallopian tube. The findings on an immunohistochemical test for an epithelial membrane antigen, the CA125 antigen, were positive, whereas findings on a test for CEA were negative. We report a case of a malignant neoplasm of the fallopian tube with histological features of transitional cell carcinoma that arose from the tubal epithelium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • CA-125 Antigen / blood
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / blood
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / surgery
  • Fallopian Tubes / diagnostic imaging
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology*
  • Fallopian Tubes / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterosalpingography
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Mucin-1 / blood
  • Omentum / surgery
  • Ovariectomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • CA-125 Antigen
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen
  • Mucin-1