title: Mesodermal mixed tumor primary in the fallopian tube.
abstract: Mullerian mixed tumors, as a group, are uncommon. Only 27 cases of this tumor of the fallopian tube have been reported to date. We report the 28th case of mixed mesodermal tumor, originating in the fallopian tube. A 79-year-old woman had mistaken a bloody vaginal discharge for hematuria. Various examinations showed no evidence of malignancy. However, computerized tomography revealed an intrapelvic tumor. Laparotomy was performed, with a suspicion of tubal malignancy. The final pathologic diagnosis was mixed mesodermal tumor, originating in the fallopian tube. Postoperatively, the patient was placed on oral adjuvant chemotherapy for 34 months. At present, she is doing well. Though no definite conclusions regarding the best method of therapy can be reached, an aggressive mode of therapy is recommended. The primary therapy is surgery; however, surgery followed by chemotherapy may have a potential benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toyo-oka Public Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography