Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2014 Jul;57(4):334-337. 10.5468/ogs.2014.57.4.334.

Serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube

• Choi SM
• Kang WD
• Choi HS
• Kim SM

• KMID: 1841548
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2014.57.4.334

Abstract

Serous borderline tumors of the ovary are fairly common, making up between 4% and 14% of ovarian epithelial tumors. While to our knowledge serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube occurs rarely with only ten previously reported cases in literature. We report the case of the serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tumor in a 25-year-old woman and review the literature.

Keyword

Fallopian tubes; Low malignant potential; Serous borderline tumor

MeSH Terms

Adult
Fallopian Tubes*
Female
Humans
Ovary

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) About 23 cm sized cyst in the right fallopian tube and its surface was clear. (B) On cut section, tumor had multiple papillary growing in inner area. (C) The papillae were covered by serous type of epithelium (H&E, ×40). (D) Displaying stratification and budding with focal nuclear atypia (H&E, ×200).

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