A case of fallopian tube carcinoma: successful preoperative diagnosis with MR imaging

Radiat Med. 1999 Jan-Feb;17(1):63-6.

Abstract

We report a case of fallopian tube carcinoma, successfully diagnosed preoperatively. The patient was a 64-year-old woman. Transvaginal sonography and computed tomography showed a cystic and solid tumor on the left side of the uterus, suggesting ovarian cancer. The tumor was, however, suspected to be a fallopian tube carcinoma on MR imaging. MR images showed a solid mass surrounded by a tube-shaped cystic part. At surgery, a solid and cystic tumor was found in the left fallopian tube. MR imaging may be useful to assist in the diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis*
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / surgery
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / surgery
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Preoperative Care