PMID- 20878435
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110524
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 1437-7772 (Electronic)
IS  - 1341-9625 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Feb
TI  - Primary fallopian tube carcinoma: a clinicopathological analysis of a rare 
      entity.
PG  - 45-9
LID - 10.1007/s10147-010-0128-8 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and pathological 
      features of a rare tumor, primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC). MATERIALS AND 
      METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 26 patients who were 
      diagnosed with PFTC at Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center 
      between March 1992 and November 2009. RESULTS: Median patient age was 54.6 (range 
      41-69) years, and the mean follow-up period was 59.8 (range 3-200) months. 
      Twenty-one (80.8%) patients had one or more of the following preoperative 
      symptoms: vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, or a palpable mass. No patient was 
      diagnosed with PFTC preoperatively; 17 (65.4%) patients were diagnosed as having 
      an adnexal mass, six (23.1%) had hydrosalpinx, and three (11.5%) had coexisting 
      endometrial pathology. In seven (26.9%) cases, PFTC was missed during the 
      operation, so an additional surgery was later performed. Ten (38.5%) patients 
      were in stage I, two (7.7%) in stage II, 13 (50%) in stage III, and one (3.8%) in 
      stage IV. The serous type was histologically predominant (76.9%), and most were 
      high grade (76.9%). The 5-year survival rate was 81.7%. CONCLUSION: Primary 
      fallopian tube carcinoma is hardly ever diagnosed preoperatively or 
      intraoperatively due to its rarity. Our report may help surgeons by providing 
      more information about the clinicopathological behavior of PTFC so that patients 
      can be appropriately counseled. Further clinical studies should be performed to 
      collect more information about this rare tumor.
FAU - Koo, Yu-Jin
AU  - Koo YJ
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's 
      Healthcare Center, University of Kwandong, 1-19 Mukjeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 
      100-380, Korea.
FAU - Im, Kyoung-Shil
AU  - Im KS
FAU - Kwon, Yong-Soon
AU  - Kwon YS
FAU - Lee, In-Ho
AU  - Lee IH
FAU - Kim, Tae-Jin
AU  - Kim TJ
FAU - Lim, Kyung-Taek
AU  - Lim KT
FAU - Lee, Ki-Heon
AU  - Lee KH
FAU - Shim, Jae-Uk
AU  - Shim JU
FAU - Mok, Jung-Eun
AU  - Mok JE
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20100929
PL  - Japan
TA  - Int J Clin Oncol
JT  - International journal of clinical oncology
JID - 9616295
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Carcinoma/*mortality/*pathology/surgery
MH  - Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/*mortality/*pathology/surgery
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neoplasm Staging
MH  - Survival Rate
EDAT- 2010/09/30 06:00
MHDA- 2011/05/25 06:00
CRDT- 2010/09/30 06:00
PHST- 2010/06/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/08/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/05/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10147-010-0128-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Clin Oncol. 2011 Feb;16(1):45-9. doi: 10.1007/s10147-010-0128-8. Epub 2010 
      Sep 29.