[Clinical case of the month. Constipation and abdominal mass syndrome in a 51-year-old patient]. / Le cas clinique du mois. Constipation et syndrome de masse abdominale chez une patiente de 51 ans.

ABSTRACT

A 51-year old patient consults for abdominal swelling and persistent constipation. Clinical exploration shows the presence of a left iliac fossa tumor corresponding to a papillary serous adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube after macroscopic and microscopic examination. The diagnostic and therapeutic problems caused by this rare gynecologic tumor are discussed.