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Author In Cheul Jeung, M.D., Yong Seok Lee, M.D., Hae Nam Lee, M.D., Eun Kyung Park, M.D.
Place of duty Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Title Primary Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube: Report of Two Cases with Literature Review
Publicationinfo Cancer Res Treat 2009 Jun; 041(02): 113-116.
Key_word PFTC,Tubo-ovarian abscess, Intraoperative finding
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Abstract Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is a rare tumor that histologically and clinically resembles epithelial ovarian cancer. PFTC has a worse prognosis than ovarian cancer as it is not routinely suspected and so treatment may be delayed. The early clinical manifestations and a prompt investigation can often lead to a correct diagnosis at an early stage. The preoperative diagnosis is usually difficult, and most patients with PFTC undergo laparotomy with the presumed diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma according to the presence of an adnexal mass. PFTC can present preoperatively as a tubo-ovarian abscess and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute pelvic peritonitis. PFTC should be suspected by clinicians even if the presenting symptoms are atypical. We report here on two cases of PFTC along with a brief review of the literature.
출판정보 대한암학회지 2009 Jun; 041(02): 113-116.