Serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube presented as hematosalpinx: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Compared with their ovarian counterparts, serous borderline tumors of the fallopian tube are uncommon, with limited experience about their clinical behaviour. We present a case of serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube with unusual presentation and summarise all the published cases to date.


METHODS
A case of serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube in a 34-year old patient is presented, incidentally found during routine gynecologic examination. At laparoscopy the tumor was unusually presented as hematosalpinx and was treated by salpingectomy. Cell-cycle analysis of the tumor tissue revealed a diploid DNA content and a low S-phase fraction. There was no evidence of the disease during the follow-up period of 4.6 years.


CONCLUSIONS
The current case and review of the literature suggest salpingectomy as the optimal treatment for patients with serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube.
Krasevic
Maja
M
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Br. Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia. maja.krasevic@medri.hr
Stankovic
Teodora
T
Petrovic
Oleg
O
Smiljan-Severinski
Neda
N
D000328:Adult; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016196:S Phase; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm