title: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma arising in the setting of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease.
abstract: Primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC) is a rare gynaecological malignancy, clinically often mistaken for pelvic inflammatory disease or ovarian cancer. Three primary fallopian tube carcinomas, arising in a background of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), are presented. The possible association between chronic PID and PFTC is discussed and a hypothesies linking these cancers with chronic inflammation is proposed.
authors: Pathology Department, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444, Australia.
authors: Ibrahim M
authors: IM
authors: Zardawi