Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

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Case of Bilateral Primary Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube

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  • Kim, Byoung-Ryun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wonkwang University Medical School) ;
  • Moon, Hyung-Bae (Department of Pathology, Wonkwang University Medical School)
  • 김병륜 (원광대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 문형배 (원광대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 2008.08.25
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Abstract

Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube is exceedingly rare, accounting for 0.3 percent of female genital tract cancer. It is usually unilateral, but 20 percent of cases are bilateral. It occurs most commonly in women between 40 and 60 years old. Approximately 50 percent of the patients are nulliparous. Because of variable presenting symptoms and rarely incidence, preoperative diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma is seldom made. Evaluation and treatment are also essentially the same at that of ovarian carcinoma. We experienced a case of bilateral primary fallopian tube carcinoma in women presented with vaginal bleeding and pelvic mass, postoperatively pathologic examination of resected specimen after laparatomy and reported with brief review of literature.

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