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Fallopian tube mass

MedGen UID:
1841695
•Concept ID:
C2230363
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0034972

Definition

A swelling or enlargement localized to the Fallopian tube. The word mass is usually used at an early stage of the diagnostic workup before the precise nature of the swelling has been determined. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Guideline No. 403: Initial Investigation and Management of Adnexal Masses.
Salvador S, Scott S, Glanc P, Eiriksson L, Jang JH, Sebastianelli A, Dean E
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Aug;42(8):1021-1029.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.08.044. PMID: 32736853
Prediction of BRCA1 germline mutation status in women with ovarian cancer using morphology-based criteria: identification of a BRCA1 ovarian cancer phenotype.
Fujiwara M, McGuire VA, Felberg A, Sieh W, Whittemore AS, Longacre TA
Am J Surg Pathol 2012 Aug;36(8):1170-7. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31825d9b8d. PMID: 22790858Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnostic Impact of Peritoneal Fluid Cytology in the Setting of Pediatric Uterine Adnexal Biopsy or Resection.
Vadva Z, Laufer MR, Weldon CB, Frazier AL, Vargas SO
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2016 Sep/Oct;19(5):401-408. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.2350/15-10-1716-OA.1. PMID: 26579785

Diagnosis

18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings of bilateral primary fallopian tube carcinoma and metastasis to the uterus: a case report and literature review.
Dai N, Deng S, Yang Y, Sang S
J Int Med Res 2022 Aug;50(8):3000605221118678. doi: 10.1177/03000605221118678. PMID: 36039605Free PMC Article
Diagnostic Impact of Peritoneal Fluid Cytology in the Setting of Pediatric Uterine Adnexal Biopsy or Resection.
Vadva Z, Laufer MR, Weldon CB, Frazier AL, Vargas SO
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2016 Sep/Oct;19(5):401-408. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.2350/15-10-1716-OA.1. PMID: 26579785
Meconium peritonitis secondary to torsion of fallopian tube cyst and transient central diabetes insipidus in a preterm infant.
Manikoth P, Vaishnav A, Zachariah N, Sajwani MJ, Nair AK, Pai MG
J Perinat Med 2005;33(1):76-8. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2005.014. PMID: 15841620
Leiomyomas of the fallopian tube. A case report.
Schust D, Stovall DW
J Reprod Med 1993 Sep;38(9):741-2. PMID: 8254601

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