Herein reported is the rare case of serous surface papillary cystadenoma (SSPC) of fallopian tube who presented with signs and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy. A 31-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and elevation of serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) (2,530 IU/L). Pelvic ultrasound examination suggested a rupture of right tubal pregnancy. Emergency laparotomy was performed, and r...

Although high-grade serous carcinoma involving the ovary historically was thought to originate from the ovarian surface epithelium, a growing body of literature suggests that a large proportion may arise from fallopian tube secretory epithelial cells (FTSECs) and be better termed high-grade pelvic serous carcinoma (HGPSC). The clinical ramifications of clearly understanding tumorigenesis are hi...

We describe the pathology of a unique case of Fallopian tube amebiasis, associated with hydrosalpinx, in a 21-year-old woman. She complained of lower abdominal pain, had a foul-smelling green vaginal discharge and fever during one week. There was a discrete increase in body temperature and a painful abdominal palpation at the lower right side, with signs of local peritoneal irritation. Patholog...

Primary Fallopian tube malignancy is considered a rare disease and is often mistaken histologically and clinically for ovarian cancer. The etiology is poorly understood, and it typically presents at an advanced disease stage, as symptoms are often absent in the initial period. As a result, primary fallopian tube cancer is generally associated with a poor prognosis. We present the case of a 45-y...

BACKGROUND Fallopian tube torsion is a cause for acute low abdominal pain that is difficult to diagnose. The purpose of this article is to review the available data on and to update clinicians regarding its diagnosis and treatment in the era of laparoscopic surgery. METHODS We searched in MEDLINE and EMBASE and reviewed the lists of references. The keywords used were "laparoscopy," "fallopian...

Serous carcinomas of the fallopian tube, uterus, and ovary resemble each other both histologically and in clinical behavior. Comparative genomic hybridization was performed on 20 primary fallopian tube carcinoma specimens to find regions of the genome involved in tubal carcinogenesis and to compare the genomic alterations with those previously detected in serous ovarian and uterine carcinomas. ...

The inside of the fallopian tube is covered with epithelial cells. These cells are involved in the transportation of oocytes and sperms in the tube and are important for fertilization to occur. The hormone progesterone has been tested for its effect on the ciliary activity in the fallopian tube and previous studies have shown that progesterone reduces the ciliary beat frequency (CBF). There are...

Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is a rare gynecological cancer that is very difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Here, we report the case of a 66-year-old female patient with PFTC that was diagnosed preoperatively on the basis of the characteristic features on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography and fine needle biopsy (FNB). EUS showed a sausage-shaped hypoechoic mass, 8 cm in siz...

Ovarian cancer has a disproportionately high mortality rate because patients typically present with late-stage metastatic disease. The vast majority of these deaths are from high-grade serous carcinoma. Recent studies indicate that many of these tumors arise from the fallopian tube and subsequently metastasize to the ovary. This may explain why such tumors have not been detected at early stage ...

Intra-abdominal drains have been used since long to prevent intra-abdominal collection, and detect any anastomotic leaks. We report a case of left sided fallopian tube herniation from a left lower abdominal drain site in a 27-year female who underwent caesarian section for breach presentation. Several complications related to drain usage has been described but left sided fallopian tube prolapse...