Primary Choriocarcinoma Fallopian Tube - A Rare Case Report

Authors

  • Sarandeep Puri Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Krishn Sudha Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Pathology, ESI Hospital, Okhla, New Delhi, India.

Keywords:

Choriocarcinoma, Fallopian Tube

Abstract

Primary Choriocarcinoma of the fallopian tube is a very rare entity, its incidence being 0.8% of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD). We report a case of primary choriocarcinoma of the fallopian tube. The histologic diagnosis of Choriocarcinoma of the Left fallopian tube was made This case of gestational choriocarcinoma of the Fallopian tube was confirmed by p57 immunostaining. The patient was given 2 courses of chemotherapy (EMA-CO regimen). The interval between the two courses was 3 weeks.

References

Parijatham BO, Gupta M. Primary Fallopian tube adenocarcinoma, J Clin Diagn Res, 2012;6(4):723–724.

Ajithkumar TV, Minimole AL, John MM, Ashokkumar OS. Primary Fallopian tube carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol Surv, 2005;60(4):247–252.

Goldstein DP, Berkowitz RS. Gestational trophoblastic disease. In Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG (eds). Abeloff’s clinical oncology. 4th edition, Elsevier-Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, 2008; Ch. 94.

Vimala N, Kumar S, Dadhwal V. Primary choriocarcinoma of the Fallopian tube. Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 2002; 79(1):37– 38.

Cabrero AI, Stolnicu S, Kiyokawa T, Yamada K, Nikaido T, Santiago-Payán H. Carcinoma of the Fallopian tube results of a multi-institutional retrospective analysis of

patients with evaluation of staging and prognostic factors. Ann Diagn Pathol, 2013;17(2):159–164.

Lee SM, Kang HJ, Young SO, Hong JS, Kim JW. A successfully treated case of primary tubal choriocarcinoma coexistent with viable intrauterine pregnancy. Gynecol Oncol. 2005;97(2):671-673.

Downloads

Published

2020-06-30