An unusual case of fallopian tube intraepithelial carcinoma with mucinous goblet cell differentiation

Alberto A Mendivil; Janet M Stallman; Julie N Chad; Bram H Goldstein

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2012.01.002

An unusual case of fallopian tube intraepithelial carcinoma with mucinous goblet cell differentiation

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2012 Jan 20;2(2):47-50. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2012.01.002. eCollection 2012.

Authors

Alberto A Mendivil¹, Janet M Stallman², Julie N Chad¹, Bram H Goldstein¹

Affiliations

¹ Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Hoag Memorial Hospital Cancer Center, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA.
² Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Department of Pathology, One Hoag Drive Newport Beach, CA 92658, USA.

Abstract

► The detection of goblet cell carcinoid in the genital tract is extremely uncommon. ► We report on a patient who presented with a large intraepithelial tubal carcinoma that displayed mucinous, goblet-cell differentiation. ► The optimal management of these lesions may be confounded because their biological behavior is unpredictable.

Keywords: Goblet cell lesions; Gynecologic oncology; Patient management.