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A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy
Benign solid tumors of the fallopian tubes are extremely rare and often difficult to differentiate from tumors associated with adjacent organs or from various inflammatory diseases. Here, we present a patient who was diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy, based on preoperative tests and intraoperative ma...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246679/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25525402 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S18859 |
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author | Fukushima, Akimune Shoji, Tadahiro Tanaka, Shino Sugiyama, Toru |
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description | Benign solid tumors of the fallopian tubes are extremely rare and often difficult to differentiate from tumors associated with adjacent organs or from various inflammatory diseases. Here, we present a patient who was diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy, based on preoperative tests and intraoperative macroscopic findings, but was later diagnosed with a fallopian tube adenofibroma, based on histopathological evidence, and intrauterine pregnancy. Although initial pregnancy test results were positive, no gestational sac (GS) was seen in the uterus and the patient was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and underwent emergency laparoscopic surgery. A 20-mm, fetus-like solid mass was noted inside the GS-like cystic tumor of the left fallopian tube. From histopathological findings, the lesion was identified as a serous fallopian tube adenofibroma. The baby was born healthy with no problems. This case report suggests that fallopian tube adenofibroma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of suspected ectopic pregnancies. |
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spelling | pubmed-42466792014-12-18 A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy Fukushima, Akimune Shoji, Tadahiro Tanaka, Shino Sugiyama, Toru Clin Med Insights Case Rep Case Report Benign solid tumors of the fallopian tubes are extremely rare and often difficult to differentiate from tumors associated with adjacent organs or from various inflammatory diseases. Here, we present a patient who was diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy, based on preoperative tests and intraoperative macroscopic findings, but was later diagnosed with a fallopian tube adenofibroma, based on histopathological evidence, and intrauterine pregnancy. Although initial pregnancy test results were positive, no gestational sac (GS) was seen in the uterus and the patient was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and underwent emergency laparoscopic surgery. A 20-mm, fetus-like solid mass was noted inside the GS-like cystic tumor of the left fallopian tube. From histopathological findings, the lesion was identified as a serous fallopian tube adenofibroma. The baby was born healthy with no problems. This case report suggests that fallopian tube adenofibroma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of suspected ectopic pregnancies. Libertas Academica 2014-11-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4246679/ /pubmed/25525402 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S18859 Text en © 2014 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 3.0 License. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Fukushima, Akimune Shoji, Tadahiro Tanaka, Shino Sugiyama, Toru A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy |
title | A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy |
title_full | A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy |
title_fullStr | A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy |
title_short | A Case of Fallopian Tube Adenofibroma: Difficulties Associated with Differentiation from Ectopic Pregnancy |
title_sort | case of fallopian tube adenofibroma: difficulties associated with differentiation from ectopic pregnancy |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246679/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25525402 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S18859 |
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