Mucinous metaplasia of the fallopian tube: a diagnostic pitfall mimicking metastasis.
Int J Gynecol Pathol
; 30(1): 36-40, 2011 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Interpretation of the mucinous change in the fallopian tubes has been difficult because several reports consider this mucinous change as a metastasis from a mucinous tumor. To clarify this issue, we decided to retrospectively review salpingectomies from 3 institutions looking for mucinous change in the fallopian tubes and documented the clinical history of these patients. Twenty-three cases of fallopian tubes with mucinous changes were found, including 11 patients without evidence of malignancy, 4 patients with mucinous ovarian tumors, 5 patients with nonmucinous gynecologic tumors, 2 patients with mucinous appendiceal neoplasm, and 1 patient with colon carcinoma. As mucinous changes are seen in several patients who do not have a malignant tumor, we believe that these changes represent a metaplastic process. The mucinous changes are frequently seen with chronic inflammation and/or other metaplastic changes and without cytologic evidence of malignancy.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Ováricas
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Neoplasias del Apéndice
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Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso
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Neoplasias de las Trompas Uterinas
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Trompas Uterinas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Int J Gynecol Pathol
Año:
2011
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos