Deel CD, Allen RA, Holman LL, Zuna RE. Adenocarcinoma of the cervix involving the fallopian tube mucosa: report of a case.
Diagn Pathol 2016;
11:77. [PMID:
27530463 PMCID:
PMC4987967 DOI:
10.1186/s13000-016-0529-8]
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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.
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