Liquid-based cytology aids in primary fallopian tube cancer diagnosis.
Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is a rare malignant carcinoma among all genital tract malignancies. It occurs most commonly in postmenopausal women and is similar to ovarian malignancy historically and clinically. Because of its insidious onset and silent course, the diagnosis is made usually postoperatively. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) is a type of method for cervical cancer screening, but sometimes it may aid in making PFTC diagnosis. We report a 47-year-old woman with PFTC, whose diagnosis was made with the aid of LBC.
Ren
Zhuo
Z
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haidian District Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Beijing 100080, China.
Zhang
Yun-ping
YP
Yang
Hui-xia
HX
Zhu
Li-rong
LR
D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D018394:CA-125 Antigen