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Background: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma is the rarest of all gynaecological malignancies. It comprises only 0.1-1.0%of all neoplasms of the female genital tract, although it is a common site of metastases. This carcinoma is rarely diagnosed preoperatively; most often patients undergo surgery for other reasons. Case: We report the case of a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman with primary fallopian tube carcinoma third stage confined to the right tube involving one positive retroperitoneal lymph node. Adjuvant chemotherapy with six cycles of Carboplatin/Taxol was advised after surgical resection. Conclusion: The rarity of the condition makes it difficult to perform randomised studies which could determine the treatment of choice. Our work adds further information to the relatively small body of literature available on fallopian tube carcinoma.
Background: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma is the rarest of all gynaecological malignancies. It contains only 0.1-1.0% of all neoplasms of the female genital tract, although it is a common site of metastases. This carcinoma is at least diagnosed preoperatively; most of all breast cancer patients surgery for other reasons. Case: We report the case of a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman with primary fallopian tube carcinoma third stage confined to the right tube involving one positive retroperitoneal lymph node. Adjuvant chemotherapy with six cycles of Carboplatin / Taxol was advised after surgical resection. Conclusion: The rarity of the condition makes it difficult to perform randomized studies which could determine the treatment of choice. Our work adds further information to the relatively small body of literature available on fallopian tube carcinoma.