Early invasive adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube: a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Kurisu
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saiseikai Ibaraki Hospital, Japan.
Konishi
I
I
Mandai
M
M
Kuroda
H
H
Tsuruta
Y
Y
Yura
Y
Y
Nanbu
K
K
Hamid
A A
AA
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery