Spectrum of Fallopian Tube Lesions- a Prospective Study of 250 Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai

Aim of this study is to 1) analyse the various histological lesions occurring in the fallopian tubes 2) To evaluate the incidence of both neoplastic and non neoplastic lesions. About 250 fallopian tubes were taken up for the study,which were from total abdominal hysterectomy specimens, salpingectomies and tuboovarian masses. Cases belong to the age group of 20-30 yrs. Out of 250 fallopian tube lesions 28% were of normal histology .Chronic salpingitis was the most commonest lesion encountered and accounted to 33.2 %. Ectopic pregnancy was the second most common pathology encountered and accounted to 21.6 %. 2 cases of metastatic deposit one from squamous cell carcinoma of the endometrium and serous carcinoma of the ovary was recorded.