ABSTRACT
Carcinoma of the Fallopian tube is the least frequent tumor of the female genital tract. The diagnosis is difficult but could be made more frequently if the causes of abnormal bleeding were thoroughly investigated by means of cytology and endometrial curettage. Treatment is by resection of the tumor, total hysterectomy, and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy. A 25-year-old patient, presented herself at the emergency room, accusing intense lower abdominal pains, accompanied by vaginal bleeding. The histological aspect corroborated with the Ki-67 index is strongly suggestive for a choriocarcinoma developed in a tubal ectopic pregnancy.
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Choriocarcinoma/diagnosis , Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/diagnosis , Pregnancy, Tubal/diagnosis , Adult , Choriocarcinoma/complications , Choriocarcinoma/drug therapy , Choriocarcinoma/surgery , Diagnosis, Differential , Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/complications , Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/drug therapy , Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/pathology , Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/surgery , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic , Trophoblasts/pathologyABSTRACT
The placental development is a complex process, in which any disturbance can induce changes with grave consequences for the offspring. Villi and villous vascularization development is in, and underdevelopment can lead to villous placental insufficiency. This paper aims to analyze the arterial and venous vasculature of the placenta, both macroscopic and morphologically, by different injection techniques of contrast agents (plastic substances type AGO II) in 50 human placentas with different ages of gestation.