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Simultaneous squamous carcinoma involving the fallopian tube and the uterine cervix

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Abstract

Introduction

Primary fallopian tube carcinoma are extremely rare and are most commonly of serous or endometrioid type. Primary squamous cell carcinomas are exceptional with only three cases reported in the English literature.

Materials and methods

We present the case of a 43-year-old woman operated for cervical carcinoma.

Results

Histologic examination, showed a squamous cell carcinoma of cervix with post operative discovery of a concomitant microinvasive squamous carcinoma of fallopian tube developing on high grade dysplasia and in situ carcinoma lesions.

Conclusion

Clinico-pathological features of fallopian tube carcinoma, in general, and squamous carcinoma, in particular, will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Hospital La Rabta, 1007 Bab Saadoun Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    Amina Mekni, Raoudha Doghri, Meriem Bel Haj Salah, Haifa Tounsi, Ines Chelly, Bellil Khadija, Haouet Slim, Kchir Nidhameddine & Zitouna Moncef

  2. Department of Gynecology, Hospital Wassila Bourguiba, 1007 Bab Saadoun Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    Hela Chelly

  3. 7 Rue Moncef Bey, Menzeh 7, 2091, Tunis, Tunisia

    Amina Mekni

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Mekni, A., Doghri, R., Bel Haj Salah, M. et al. Simultaneous squamous carcinoma involving the fallopian tube and the uterine cervix. Arch Gynecol Obstet 278, 157–159 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0565-z

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