title: Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A xanthogranulomatous salpingitis, occurring in a fifty-two year old patient and appearing itself as a hydrosalpinx, is reported. The histological picture was characterized by the presence of several foamy histiocytes admixed with other inflammatory cells. Considerations about epidemiology, etiopathogenetic mechanisms and problems of differential diagnosis with other diseases are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Florena
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guarneri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gargano
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis