title: Primary tubal carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of four cases with a literature review.
abstract: With an incidence of 0.1% to 1.0% of all genital malignancies, primary tubal carcinoma is a rare malignant disease of the female genital tract. The prognosis is generally regarded as very poor. It is comparable with that of ovarian carcinoma. From 1980-1995, four patients were treated for primary tubal carcinoma at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University of Homburg/Saar. FIGO stages IIa-IV were manifested as the primary stage. Surgery was performed as primary treatment in all patients. Both chemotherapy and percutaneous radiation were used as adjuvant postoperative therapy. The recurrence-free interval was 18-30 months. One patient died 21 months after primary diagnosis. The other free patients are in a period of follow-up observation of 16-96 months in an NC or CR status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Homburg/Saar, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villena-Heinsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schweizer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holländer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stieber
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate