Early invasive adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube: a case report and review of the literature

J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 1998 Feb;24(1):27-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1998.tb00048.x.

Abstract

We present an early invasive adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube, which was incidentally found in a 45-year-old woman undergoing a laparotomy for uterine myoma. Histological examination of the hydropic tubes revealed widespread endosalpingeal hyperplasia without atypia in both tubes. In addition, the left tube contained 3 scattered lesions of carcinoma in situ, one of which was accompanied by a microfocus of definite stromal invasion confined within the endosalpingeal mucosa. Such a case seems extremely rare, and it might represent the histological appearance of an early invasive feature of tubal carcinoma. We reviewed previously reported cases of in situ and/or early invasive carcinomas of the fallopian tube with respect to the pathological diagnosis and histogenesis of primary tubal adenocarcinomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / pathology
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery