Uterine tubes
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Uterine tubes, aka Fallopian tubes, serve as a connection the ovary and uterus. It is where fertilization usually takes place.
This was ignored in the past... current thinking is that it may be the real culprit in what is often labeled as "ovarian cancer".[1]
Normal
- Finger-like projections into the lumen.
- Cilia.
- Have peg cells...
Adenofibroma
General
- Rare[2]... but more frequently seen than in the past (as pathologists are looking more closely at the Fallopian tube).
- Cannot be disguished from ovarian adenofibroma.[2]
Gross
- Solid, nodular.
Microscopic
- Stroma + glandular elements.
- Glandular elements: secretory cells and ciliated cells.[2]
IHC
Stroma[2]
- CD10.
- Inhibin positive.
See also
References
- ↑ Hirst, JE.; Gard, GB.; McIllroy, K.; Nevell, D.; Field, M. (Jul 2009). "High rates of occult fallopian tube cancer diagnosed at prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.". Int J Gynecol Cancer 19 (5): 826-9. doi:10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181a1b5dc. PMID 19574767.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bossuyt, V.; Medeiros, F.; Drapkin, R.; Folkins, AK.; Crum, CP.; Nucci, MR. (Jul 2008). "Adenofibroma of the fimbria: a common entity that is indistinguishable from ovarian adenofibroma.". Int J Gynecol Pathol 27 (3): 390-7. doi:10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181639a82. PMID 18580316.