title: Serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube presented as hematosalpinx: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Br. Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia. maja.krasevic@medri.hr
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krasevic
authors.forename: Teodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stankovic
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Petrovic
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smiljan-Severinski
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm