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Tubal Cytology of the Fallopian Tube as a Promising Tool for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection
Published on: July 25, 2017
Mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube
Satoe Fujiwara1, Yoshiki Yamashita, Yoko Yoshida
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
Objective:
To report a case of mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Medical college-affiliated hospital.
Patient(S):
A 31-year-old woman, gravida 0, visited our outpatient clinic with infertility. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) showed a swollen right fallopian tube whose patency was not confirmed.
Intervention(S):
Laparoscopic right salpingectomy was perfomed for a solid-appearing mass ∼2 × 1.5 cm in diameter in the ampullary region. Histopathologic examination showed components from each germ cell layer; therefore, the diagnosis of a mature cystic teratoma of the right fallopian tube was confirmed. The patient became pregnant with IVF-ET and gave birth to a baby boy.
Conclusion(S):
In cases where hydrosalpinx is suspected, a careful assessment by either HSG or laparoscopy is necessary at the time of infertility examination.
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