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Primary Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube: A Review of a Single Institution Experience of 8 Cases
Joint Authors
Bafna, U. D.
Shakuntala, P. N.
Rathod, Praveen S.
Rajkumar, Namrata N.
Kundargi, Rajshekar
Subbian, Anbukkani
Ramachandra, Pallavi V.
Narayan, Abhilasha
Devi, Uma K.
Shobha, K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Aims and Objectives.
To evaluate the clinicopathologic features, response to cytoreductive surgery and adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy with or without paclitaxel.
Materials and Methods.
A retrospective observational study of 8 women with a histopathologic diagnosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) from January 2000 to February 2013.
Results.
4/8 (50%) of the women were in the early stage and an intraoperative frozen section was 100% effective in identifying fallopian tube carcinoma and then a staging laparotomy was performed.
All 4/8 cases in the early stage had received and responded to single agent carboplatin and all are alive without clinical, radiological, or biochemical evidence of recurrence at the end of 2 years and the longest survivor has completed 13 years.
Primary optimal cytoreductive surgery was achievable in 3/4 (75%) in advanced disease.
All showed response to adjuvant paclitaxel and carboplatin (T+C), but all had succumbed to the disease following recurrence with mean progression-free survival of 19 months (range 15–21 months) and mean overall survival of 27 months (range 22–36 months).
Conclusion.
The pivotal role played by a frozen section in diagnosing PFTC which is rare needs to be reemphasized, therefore justifying a primary staging laparotomy in an early stage.
Prolonged survival observed in this group following an optimum tailored adjuvant single agent carboplatin is worth noting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shakuntala, P. N.& Rathod, Praveen S.& Rajkumar, Namrata N.& Kundargi, Rajshekar& Subbian, Anbukkani& Ramachandra, Pallavi V.…[et al.]. 2014. Primary Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube: A Review of a Single Institution Experience of 8 Cases. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050421
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shakuntala, P. N.…[et al.]. Primary Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube: A Review of a Single Institution Experience of 8 Cases. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050421
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shakuntala, P. N.& Rathod, Praveen S.& Rajkumar, Namrata N.& Kundargi, Rajshekar& Subbian, Anbukkani& Ramachandra, Pallavi V.…[et al.]. Primary Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube: A Review of a Single Institution Experience of 8 Cases. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050421
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050421