Primary leiomyosarcoma of the fallopian tube

Int J Clin Oncol. 2010 Apr;15(2):206-9. doi: 10.1007/s10147-010-0027-z. Epub 2010 Feb 27.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / pathology
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / surgery
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / secondary
  • Leiomyosarcoma / surgery
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Omentum / surgery
  • Ovariectomy
  • Rectum / pathology
  • Rectum / surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome