Mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Medical college-affiliated hospital.


METHODS
A 31-year-old woman, gravida 0, visited our outpatient clinic with infertility. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) showed a swollen right fallopian tube whose patency was not confirmed.


METHODS
Laparoscopic right salpingectomy was perfomed for a solid-appearing mass ∼2 × 1.5 cm in diameter in the ampullary region. Histopathologic examination showed components from each germ cell layer; therefore, the diagnosis of a mature cystic teratoma of the right fallopian tube was confirmed. The patient became pregnant with IVF-ET and gave birth to a baby boy.


CONCLUSIONS
In cases where hydrosalpinx is suspected, a careful assessment by either HSG or laparoscopy is necessary at the time of infertility examination.
Fujiwara
Satoe
S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
Yamashita
Yoshiki
Y
Yoshida
Yoko
Y
Terai
Yoshito
Y
Okuda
Kiyoji
K
Ohmichi
Masahide
M
D000328:Adult; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation