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Preoperative diagnosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma
A Kurjak1, S Kupesic, M Ilijas
1Sveti Duh Hospital, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
Introduction:
Transvaginal color and pulsed Doppler can detect areas of neovascularization within the tubal carcinoma and can distinguish it from other benign adnexal pathology. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. During a 7-year period eight cases of Fallopian tube carcinoma were detected using transvaginal color and pulsed Doppler.
Results:
Transvaginal sonography revealed complex, sausage-shaped, and/or cystic structures in the adnexal region. Additional color Doppler examination depicted low vascular impedance (RI ranged from 0.29 to 0.40). Histopathology reported different types of Fallopian tube carcinoma.
Conclusion:
Transvaginal color Doppler may aid in diagnosis of Fallopian tube malignancy more reliably than using other costly diagnostic procedures.