FALLOPIAN-TUBE CARCINOMA

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 64  (4) , 546-552
Abstract
Cases [71] of primary adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube were reviewed. The most common presenting symptoms were abdominal pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and vaginal discharge. The most common physical finding was a palpable abdominal or pelvic mass. The preoperative diagnosis was correct for 2 patients. Initial therapy consisted of surgery alone, surgery plus radiation therapy, surgery plus chemotherapy, and a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy in 10, 32, 21, and 8 cases, respectively. The median survival for patients in these treatment groups were 33, 22, 27, and 22 mo., respectively; the median survival for all patients was 23 mo. No statistically significant differences emerged among the survival curves of patients treated with each of the above regimens.