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Carcinoma of fallopian tube

MedGen UID:
66762
•Concept ID:
C0238122
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Fallopian tube carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Carcinoma of fallopian tube (276870001)
 
HPO: HP:0030394
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006206

Definition

Carcinoma that originates in the Fallopian tube. It may be located in the wall or within the lumen as a growth attached to the wall by a stalk. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCarcinoma of fallopian tube

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Fallopian Tube Cancer.
Rai S, Maheshwari A
Rev Recent Clin Trials 2015;10(4):276-81. doi: 10.2174/1574887110666150923112556. PMID: 26411954
Current management of fallopian tube carcinoma.
Gadducci A
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2002 Feb;14(1):27-32. doi: 10.1097/00001703-200202000-00005. PMID: 11801873
Management and prognosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma. Austrian Cooperative Study Group for Fallopian Tube Carcinoma.
Rosen AC, Klein M, Hafner E, Lahousen M, Graf AH, Reiner A
Gynecol Obstet Invest 1999;47(1):45-51. doi: 10.1159/000010061. PMID: 10026026

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Etiology

Phase II clinical trial of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (JNS002) in Japanese patients with mullerian carcinoma (epithelial ovarian carcinoma, primary carcinoma of fallopian tube, peritoneal carcinoma) having a therapeutic history of platinum-based chemotherapy: a Phase II Study of the Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group.
Katsumata N, Fujiwara Y, Kamura T, Nakanishi T, Hatae M, Aoki D, Tanaka K, Tsuda H, Kamiura S, Takehara K, Sugiyama T, Kigawa J, Fujiwara K, Ochiai K, Ishida R, Inagaki M, Noda K
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2008 Nov;38(11):777-85. Epub 2008 Oct 16 doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyn101. PMID: 18927230Free PMC Article
Primary endometrioid carcinoma of fallopian tube. Clinicomorphologic study.
Rabczyński J, Ziółkowski P
Pathol Oncol Res 1999;5(1):61-6. doi: 10.1053/paor.1999.0061. PMID: 10079381
Primary carcinoma of fallopian tube after prolonged retention of Lippes loop.
Sanyal C, Pahari K, Sharma M
J Indian Med Assoc 1998 Jan;96(1):25-6. PMID: 9601189

Diagnosis

Occult serous carcinoma of fallopian tube presenting as supraclavicular lymphadenopathy.
Eken MK, Kaygusuz EI, Temizkan O, İlhan G, Çöğendez E, Karateke A
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2016 Jun;55(3):450-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2016.04.028. PMID: 27343337
Primary endometrioid carcinoma of fallopian tube. Clinicomorphologic study.
Rabczyński J, Ziółkowski P
Pathol Oncol Res 1999;5(1):61-6. doi: 10.1053/paor.1999.0061. PMID: 10079381
Primary carcinoma of fallopian tube after prolonged retention of Lippes loop.
Sanyal C, Pahari K, Sharma M
J Indian Med Assoc 1998 Jan;96(1):25-6. PMID: 9601189
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of fallopian tube.
Cheung AN, So KF, Ngan HY, Wong LC
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1994 Jan;13(1):92-5. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199401000-00012. PMID: 8112961
Primary carcinoma of fallopian tube: experience of six cases.
Borghi L, Ballotta MR, Bianchini E, Garavello B, Bononi A, Fortini RM
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1994 Dec;57(3):161-6. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(94)90293-3. PMID: 7713289

Therapy

Phase II clinical trial of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (JNS002) in Japanese patients with mullerian carcinoma (epithelial ovarian carcinoma, primary carcinoma of fallopian tube, peritoneal carcinoma) having a therapeutic history of platinum-based chemotherapy: a Phase II Study of the Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group.
Katsumata N, Fujiwara Y, Kamura T, Nakanishi T, Hatae M, Aoki D, Tanaka K, Tsuda H, Kamiura S, Takehara K, Sugiyama T, Kigawa J, Fujiwara K, Ochiai K, Ishida R, Inagaki M, Noda K
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2008 Nov;38(11):777-85. Epub 2008 Oct 16 doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyn101. PMID: 18927230Free PMC Article
Primary carcinoma of fallopian tube after prolonged retention of Lippes loop.
Sanyal C, Pahari K, Sharma M
J Indian Med Assoc 1998 Jan;96(1):25-6. PMID: 9601189

Prognosis

Primary endometrioid carcinoma of fallopian tube. Clinicomorphologic study.
Rabczyński J, Ziółkowski P
Pathol Oncol Res 1999;5(1):61-6. doi: 10.1053/paor.1999.0061. PMID: 10079381
Primary carcinoma of fallopian tube after prolonged retention of Lippes loop.
Sanyal C, Pahari K, Sharma M
J Indian Med Assoc 1998 Jan;96(1):25-6. PMID: 9601189
Primary carcinoma of fallopian tube: experience of six cases.
Borghi L, Ballotta MR, Bianchini E, Garavello B, Bononi A, Fortini RM
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1994 Dec;57(3):161-6. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(94)90293-3. PMID: 7713289

Clinical prediction guides

Primary endometrioid carcinoma of fallopian tube. Clinicomorphologic study.
Rabczyński J, Ziółkowski P
Pathol Oncol Res 1999;5(1):61-6. doi: 10.1053/paor.1999.0061. PMID: 10079381

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