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Published in: International Journal of Clinical Oncology 2/2010

01-04-2010 | Case Report

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the fallopian tube

Authors: Taeko Ueda, Makoto Emoto, Miyoko Fukuoka, Daisuke Miyahara, Shinji Horiuchi, Hiroshi Tsujioka, Tatsuhiko Kawarabayashi

Published in: International Journal of Clinical Oncology | Issue 2/2010

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Abstract

Primary sarcoma of the fallopian tube is a very rare neoplasm. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman affected with leiomyosarcoma of the left fallopian tube. Her chief complaint was lower abdominal pain. The preoperative diagnosis was a left adnexal malignant tumor based on pelvic examination, abdominal computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Following a laparotomy, she was ultimately diagnosed with a FIGO IIc fallopian tube leiomyosarcoma. She was treated with total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection, partial omentectomy, and low anterior resection for rectal invasion. The patient subsequently received adjuvant chemotherapy with pirarubicin and ifosfamide. Thirty months after the first therapy, a computed tomography scan revealed metastasis of the liver, lung, and supraclavicular lymph node. The patient died of the disease 39 months after the initial treatment.
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Metadata
Title
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the fallopian tube
Authors
Taeko Ueda
Makoto Emoto
Miyoko Fukuoka
Daisuke Miyahara
Shinji Horiuchi
Hiroshi Tsujioka
Tatsuhiko Kawarabayashi
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
International Journal of Clinical Oncology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 1341-9625
Electronic ISSN: 1437-7772
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-010-0027-z

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