The Impact of Uterine Neoplastic Tissue in Accurately Examined Fallopian Tubes on Pathological Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Received Date: Oct 20, 2021 / Accepted Date: Nov 03, 2021 / Published Date: Nov 10, 2021
Abstract
The presence of intraluminal uterine neoplastic tissue or neoplastic cells in accurately examined Fallopian tubes can pose serious diagnostic problems for pathologists.
Indeed, this finding, with the simultaneous presence of neoplastic cells in the intraoperative cytology of peritoneal washing, might suggest the retrograde transtubal spread of a uterine malignancy and, consequently, can be responsible for its upstaging, with an impact on the therapeutic approach.
In a comment on our previously paper, in which we demonstrated this unusual mechanism of metastasis in a case of USC (Uterine Serous Carcinoma), and by a mini-review of the retrograde transtubal spread of uterine carcinoma, we discuss the pathological criteria for this findings and its impact on the management of patients affected by all subtypes of minimally invasive uterine carcinomas.
Keywords: Retrograde transtubal neoplastic spread; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Hysteroscopy; Technical artifact
Citation: Giordano G, Capozzi VA, Berretta R (2021) The Impact of Uterine Neoplastic Tissue in Accurately Examined Fallopian Tubes on Pathological Diagnosis and Clinical Management. Diagnos Pathol Open S8:032.
Copyright: © 2021 Giordano G, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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