Primary fallopian tube adenocarcinoma with metastasis to the uterine cervix. A case report.
Fallopian tube adenocarcinoma (FTA) and uterine cervix adenocarcinoma (UCA) coexistence, in the absence of relevant lesion on the body of the uterus, is a rare condition. The question immediately arises as to whether the coexistence of these two tumors is incidental or metastatic for either. We present the case of an FTA patient whose diagnosis was made during the operation. A UCA was located deeply in the wall of the endocervix, while no disease was present in the endocervical mucosa. Histological examination, based on the morphological, histochemical and immunohistochemical characteristics of both the tumors lead to the conclusion that the UCA was a metastatic lesion. A review of the international literature on the subject is made in the text.
Gerolymatos
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A
Obstetric and Gynaecological Department, Aghia Olga General District Hospital, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece.
Yannacou
N
N
Bontis
N
N
Chranioti
S
S
Tsionis
C
C
Mavrikios
G
G
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen