Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the fallopian tube: A case report

P Crochet; F Luneau; M C Rojat-Habib; A Agostini

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2012.12.004

Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the fallopian tube: A case report

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2012 Dec 14:4:38-40. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2012.12.004. eCollection 2012.

Authors

P Crochet¹, F Luneau², M C Rojat-Habib³, A Agostini¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, La Conception Hospital, 147 boulevard Baille, 13005 Marseille, France.
² Department of Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Henry Duffaut, 84000 Avignon, France.
³ Service d'anatomie pathologique et de neuropathologie, hôpital de la Timone, Marseille cedex 05, France.

Abstract

► This case is an exceptionally rare primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the fallopian tube, with a clinical presentation as torsion. ► TTF1 immunoreactivity can be found in neuroendocrine carcinomas originating from the fallopian tube.

Keywords: Epithelial tumor; Fallopian tube; Neuroendocrine carcinoma.