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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 17, No. 1, 2012, pp. 144-146
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Bioline Code: js12027
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2012, pp. 144-146
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Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: A Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer.
Singhal, S.R.; Lakra, P.; Dahiya, P. & Marwaha, N.
Abstract
Background: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma is rare, difficult to diagnose preoperatively though the management is similar to ovarian cancer.
Case report: We report a 55 years old, Para three, woman who presented with postmenopausal
bleeding and unilateral adnexal mass and clinically diagnosed as estrogen secreting ovarian tumor which turned out to be primary fallopian tube cancer on laparotomy and histopathology.
Conclusion: In any woman who presents with postmenopausal bleeding and a unilateral adnexal mass, with normal cervix, uterus and endometrium, the differential diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma should be kept in mind.
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