title: [Mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube. A case report].
abstract: Primary teratomas of the fallopian tube are extremely uncommon. To date, only about 50 cases have been reported in the literature. They occur usually in the fourth decade. There association with nulliparity and reduced parity has been noted. Many have been discovered incidentally and none has been diagnosed preoperatively. The majority are cystic, show great variation in size and are commonly located in the ampulla or the isthmus. They can be intraluminal, attached to the serous surface by a pedicule and rarely intramural. Histologically they are similar to teratoma of the ovary and elsewhere. We describe a mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube found incidentally in a 35-year-old woman operated for suspicion of ectopic tubal pregnancy. The feature of benign teratoma of the fallopian tube is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Cytologie Pathologique. Hôpital La Rabta - Tunis.
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mekni
authors.forename: Saadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouraoui
authors.forename: Boujema
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oueslati
authors.forename: Nidhameddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: Khadija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: Mouhamed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zitouna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery