Adenocarcinoma of the uterine tube. Analysis of three cases
- 1. Servicio de Oncología Hospital Policial, Montevideo (Uruguay)
- 2. Dpto de Oncología de COMECA, Canelones (Uruguay)
Description
Three cases of CTU are analyzed retrospectively in women aged 51-57 and 60 years respectively. Clinically, they presented with pelvic pain bleeding all cases and in one of them. Were studied with ultrasound gynecological and abdominal-pelvic CT in one case ultrasound was also performed transvaginal. The CA 125 was elevated in only one patient. Diagnosis of CTU arose after surgery, reaching the same on the three occasions with adnexal mass. Surgical procedures were: oophorectomy and hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy in a case, salpingectomy in another and biopsy of the tumor mass in the left. The pathologic diagnosis was undifferentiated carcinoma in one case and papillary carcinoma in the remaining two. The clinical stages were for EI and EIII in a case in the other two. The three patients received adjuvant treatment based on Taxol and carboplatin. Two of them are alive at 8 and 14 months, respectively. the other died at 15 months, one of the cases in EIII and who made salpingectomy and systemic treatment. General treatment guidelines are marked as to the extent of surgery and the value of the systemic administration of platinum derivatives.
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Adenocarcinoma de trompa uterina. Análisis de tres casos
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Sociedad de Oncologia Medica y Pediatrica del Uruguay
- Imprint Place
- Montevideo (Uruguay)
- Imprint Title
- Regional meeting of south Oncologist. Third day of Oncologic nursing
- Imprint Pagination
- 44 p.
- Journal Page Range
- 1 p.
- Report number
- UY-GEO--593
Conference
- Title
- 8. Uruguayan congress of Oncology
- Original Conference Title
- 8. Congreso Uruguayo de Oncologia
- Dates
- 2-4 Dec 2004
- Place
- Montevideo (Uruguay)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Uruguay
- Country of Input or Organization
- Uruguay
- INIS RN
- 45087792
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPSY; CARCINOMAS; DIAGNOSIS; DIES; ELDERLY PEOPLE; MASS; PAIN; PATIENTS; PLATINUM; RECOMMENDATIONS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGERY; URUGUAY; WOMEN
- Descriptors DEC
- ADULTS; AGE GROUPS; AGED ADULTS; ANIMALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELEMENTS; FEMALES; HUMAN POPULATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; LATIN AMERICA; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; METALS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; PLATINUM METALS; POPULATIONS; PRIMATES; SOUTH AMERICA; SYMPTOMS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; VERTEBRATES
Optional Information
- Notes
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