Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: A Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer

Abstract

Background: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma is rare, difficult to diagnose preoperatively though the management is similar to ovarian cancer.
Case report: We report a 55 years old, Para three, woman who presented with postmenopausal bleeding and unilateral adnexal mass and clinically diagnosed as estrogen secreting ovarian tumor which turned out to be primary fallopian tube cancer on laparotomy and histopathology.
Conclusion: In any woman who presents with postmenopausal bleeding and a unilateral adnexal mass, with normal cervix, uterus and endometrium, the differential diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma should be kept in mind.