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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(01): 35-38
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.56335
CASE REPORT

Primary transitional cell carcinoma of the Fallopian tube in a premenopausal woman: A case report and review of literature

Manoj R Babu
Department of Surgical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Altaf Gauhar Haji
Department of Surgical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
K Chitrathara
Department of Surgical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
D K Vijaykumar
Department of Surgical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Jayeeta Samanta
Department of Surgical Oncology, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India
,
K H Hiran
Department of Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Transitional carcinomas are extremely rare in the fallopian tube. A 41-year-old premenopausal lady presented with colicky abdominal pain and was found to have a left-sided pelvic mass on examination. In view of the elevated CA-125 and imaging findings suggestive of ovarian mass, she underwent staging laparotomy. Pathological examination confirmed a primary transitional cell carcinoma of the left fallopian tube. Review of available literature suggested that the primary transitional cell carcinoma is probably less aggressive compared to classical adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube, and it has to be distinguished from the recently recognized entity, parafallopian tube transitional cell carcinoma.

Keywords

Carcinoma ovary - fallopian tube - transitional cell carcinoma


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19 November 2021

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