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Primary fallopian tube carcinoma with isolated appendiceal metastasis: A case report and review of literature

  • J.G. Yoo1
  • J. Kang2
  • J.H. Song1
  • D.Y. Ro1,*,

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Incheon (South Korea)

2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon (South Korea)

DOI: 10.31083/j.ejgo.2020.02.5242 Vol.41,Issue 2,April 2020 pp.308-311

Published: 15 April 2020

*Corresponding Author(s): D.Y. Ro E-mail: duckyeong20@naver.com

Abstract

We report the first documented case of primary fallopian tube carcinoma with isolated appendiceal metastasis. A 67-year-old postmenopausal woman was referred for an asymptomatic adnexal mass that was discovered incidentally by transvaginal ultrasound during a routine cancer screening. Abdominal-pelvic CT and pelvic MRI showed a 6 cm right tubal mass suggesting malignancy. A second suspicious 2 cm solid appendiceal mass was found to be metastatic. Debulking surgery diagnosed a right tubal high-grade serous carcinoma. No gross or microscopic metastasis was found in the abdominal cavity, apart from an appendiceal metastasis without sites of serosal involvement.

Keywords

Appendiceal metastasis; Metastasis; Fallopian tube carcinoma.

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J.G. Yoo,J. Kang,J.H. Song,D.Y. Ro. Primary fallopian tube carcinoma with isolated appendiceal metastasis: A case report and review of literature. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2020. 41(2);308-311.

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