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- Title
Adenocarcinoma of the cervix involving the fallopian tube mucosa: report of a case.
- Authors
Deel, Chelsey D.; Allen, Richard A.; Holman, Laura L.; Zuna, Rosemary E.
- Abstract
Background: Fallopian tube involvement by cervical carcinoma has rarely been documented, with literature reports focusing primarily on squamous cell carcinoma. Case presentation: In this report, we present the case of a 50 year old woman who presented with an abnormal Pap test with atypical squamous and glandular cells. A loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) was performed and led to the diagnosis of stage IB1 endocervical adenocarcinoma. Subsequent radical hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection showed a well-differentiated endocervical adenocarcinoma of usual type with superficial spread to the endometrium and right fallopian tube. The patient received no adjuvant therapy and has remained without evidence of disease. Conclusions: While the advent of more extensive fallopian tube sampling has led to increased discovery and discussion of fallopian tube involvement by metastatic carcinoma, its impact on treatment and prognosis remains to be seen.
- Subjects
FALLOPIAN tube diseases; LYMPH node surgery; LOOP electrosurgical excision procedure
- Publication
Diagnostic Pathology, 2016, Vol 11, p1
- ISSN
1746-1596
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/s13000-016-0529-8