title: Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube in a 88 years old woman: review of the literature.
abstract: A woman of 88 years old with primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube, the oldest patient reported in the English literature according to the best of our knowledge, was presented. After debulking surgery four courses of chemotherapy including paclitaxel and carboplatin was performed. The patient was free of disease during two years follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonmezer
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ustun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ensari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ortac
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D017239:Paclitaxel