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[[Image:Normal Fallopian Tube, Human (2760475010).jpg|thumb|Cross section of a Fallopian tube with decidualization. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/euthman)]] | |||
'''Uterine tubes''', also known as the '''Fallopian tubes''', serve as a connection between the [[ovary|ovaries]] and the [[uterus]]. It is where fertilization usually takes place. | '''Uterine tubes''', also known as the '''Fallopian tubes''', serve as a connection between the [[ovary|ovaries]] and the [[uterus]]. It is where fertilization usually takes place. | ||
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Cells: | Cells: | ||
#Ciliated | #Ciliated cell. | ||
#*Columnar. | #*Columnar. | ||
#*Eosinophilic cytoplasm. | #*Eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||
#Peg | #Non-ciliated cell ([[AKA]] Peg cell). | ||
#*Nucleus more luminal. | #*Nucleus more luminal. | ||
#**Nuclei stick-out like a golf tee. | #**Nuclei stick-out like a golf tee. | ||
#Secretory cells. (???) | |||
#*Basal cells, fried egg-like. | |||
Images: | See also: | ||
*[[Walthard cell rest]]. | |||
===Images=== | |||
www: | |||
*[http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/ampovidw.jpg Fallopian tube (une.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/histolab3f.htm http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/histolab3f.htm]. Accessed on: 18 October 2011.</ref> | *[http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/ampovidw.jpg Fallopian tube (une.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/histolab3f.htm http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/histolab3f.htm]. Accessed on: 18 October 2011.</ref> | ||
*[http://medpics.ucsd.edu/index.cfm?curpage=image&course=hist&mode=browse&lesson=37&img=669 Fallopian tube (medpics.ucsd.edu)]. | *[http://medpics.ucsd.edu/index.cfm?curpage=image&course=hist&mode=browse&lesson=37&img=669 Fallopian tube (medpics.ucsd.edu)]. | ||
*[http://www.ouhsc.edu/histology/Glass%20slides/18_09.jpg Uterine tube - cells (ouhsc.edu)]. | |||
*[http://www.ouhsc.edu/histology/Glass%20slides/18_10.jpg Uterine tube - wall (ouhsc.edu)]. | |||
= | =Overview= | ||
===Benign lesions=== | |||
*[[Paratubal cyst]]. | |||
*[[Salpingitis isthmica nodosa]]. | |||
*[[Endometriosis]]. | |||
===Benign neoplasm=== | |||
*[[Adenomatoid tumour]]. | |||
===Pre-malignant=== | |||
*[[Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma]] (STIC). | |||
===Malignant diagnoses=== | |||
*Serous carcinoma. | |||
*Endometrioid adenocarcinoma.<ref name=pmid8946874>{{Cite journal | last1 = Navani | first1 = SS. | last2 = Alvarado-Cabrero | first2 = I. | last3 = Young | first3 = RH. | last4 = Scully | first4 = RE. | title = Endometrioid carcinoma of the fallopian tube: a clinicopathologic analysis of 26 cases. | journal = Gynecol Oncol | volume = 63 | issue = 3 | pages = 371-8 | month = Dec | year = 1996 | doi = 10.1006/gyno.1996.0338 | PMID = 8946874 }}</ref> | |||
=Ditzels= | |||
{{Main|Ditzels}} | {{Main|Ditzels}} | ||
==Paratubal cyst== | |||
*Also known as ''Hydatid cyst of Morgagni'' and ''Hydatid of Morgagni''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Very common. | |||
*May lead to ovarian torsion if very large.<ref name=pmid22840942>{{Cite journal | last1 = Thakore | first1 = SS. | last2 = Chun | first2 = MJ. | last3 = Fitzpatrick | first3 = K. | title = Recurrent ovarian torsion due to paratubal cysts in an adolescent female. | journal = J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol | volume = 25 | issue = 4 | pages = e85-7 | month = Aug | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.10.012 | PMID = 22840942 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
*Associated with [[obesity]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Muolokwu | first1 = E. | last2 = Sanchez | first2 = J. | last3 = Bercaw | first3 = JL. | last4 = Sangi-Haghpeykar | first4 = H. | last5 = Banszek | first5 = T. | last6 = Brandt | first6 = ML. | last7 = Dietrich | first7 = JE. | title = Paratubal cysts, obesity, and hyperandrogenism. | journal = J Pediatr Surg | volume = 46 | issue = 11 | pages = 2164-7 | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.07.011 | PMID = 22075351 }}</ref> | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Thin walled-cyst with serous fluid. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Simple cyst with ciliated (tubal) epithelium. | |||
===Sign out=== | |||
<pre> | |||
PARATUBAL CYST, RIGHT, EXCISION: | |||
- BENIGN SIMPLE CYST. | |||
</pre> | |||
====No epithelium==== | |||
<pre> | |||
PARATUBAL CYST, LEFT, EXCISION: | |||
- BENIGN FIBROUS TISSUE COMPATIBLE WITH CYST WALL. | |||
</pre> | |||
==Tubal ligation== | ==Tubal ligation== | ||
*Abbreviated ''TL''. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Done to control fertility. | *Done to control fertility. | ||
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DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Salpingitis]]. | *[[Salpingitis]] - inflammatory cells. | ||
*[[Serous carcinoma]]. | *[[Serous carcinoma]] - nuclear atypia (marked), nuclear pleomorphism, prominent nucleoli. | ||
*Tubal intraepithelial carcinoma | *[[Tubal intraepithelial carcinoma]] - discrete papillary growth, loss of nuclear polarity, nuclear atypia. | ||
*[[Endometriosis]]. | |||
===Sign out=== | ===Sign out=== | ||
====Left then right==== | |||
<pre> | |||
A. Fallopian Tube, Left, Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Fallopian tube within normal limits, consistent with complete cross sections. | |||
B. Fallopian Tube, Right, Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Fallopian tube within normal limits, consistent with complete cross sections. | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | |||
A. FALLOPIAN TUBE, LEFT, TUBAL LIGATION: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, CONSISTENT WITH COMPLETE CROSS SECTIONS. | |||
B. FALLOPIAN TUBE, RIGHT, TUBAL LIGATION: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, CONSISTENT WITH COMPLETE CROSS SECTIONS. | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
A. FALLOPIAN TUBE, LEFT, TUBAL LIGATION: | A. FALLOPIAN TUBE, LEFT, TUBAL LIGATION: | ||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | - FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | ||
B. FALLOPIAN TUBE, RIGHT, TUBAL LIGATION: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | |||
</pre> | |||
====Right then left==== | |||
<pre> | |||
A. Fallopian Tube, Right, Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Fallopian tube within normal limits, consistent with complete cross sections. | |||
B. Fallopian Tube, Left, Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Fallopian tube within normal limits, consistent with complete cross sections. | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | |||
A. FALLOPIAN TUBE, RIGHT, TUBAL LIGATION: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, CONSISTENT WITH COMPLETE CROSS SECTIONS. | |||
B. FALLOPIAN TUBE, LEFT, TUBAL LIGATION: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, CONSISTENT WITH COMPLETE CROSS SECTIONS. | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | |||
A. FALLOPIAN TUBE, RIGHT, TUBAL LIGATION: | A. FALLOPIAN TUBE, RIGHT, TUBAL LIGATION: | ||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | - FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | ||
B. FALLOPIAN TUBE, LEFT, TUBAL LIGATION: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | |||
</pre> | |||
====Both in one container==== | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Fallopian Tubes Right and Left", Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Pieces of Fallopian tube within normal limits, consistent with | |||
complete cross sections. | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Fallopian Tubes Right and Left", Partial Excision: | |||
- Pieces of Fallopian tube within normal limits, consistent with | |||
complete cross sections and fibril ends. | |||
</pre> | |||
=====Incomplete cross sections at microscopy===== | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Right and Left Fallopian Tubes", Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Fallopian tubes within normal limits, incomplete cross sections | |||
seen at microscopy; clinical correlation is suggested. | |||
</pre> | |||
=====Mild inflammation===== | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Fallopian Tubes Right and Left", Tubal Ligation: | |||
- Pieces of Fallopian tube with mild inflammation otherwise within | |||
normal limits, consistent with complete cross sections. | |||
</pre> | |||
====Surgical resection of previous tubal ligation==== | |||
<pre> | |||
LEFT FALLOPIAN TUBE AND OVARY, LEFT SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY: | |||
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITH PARATUBAL CYSTS AND FOCAL FIBROSIS. | |||
- OVARY WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. | |||
</pre> | |||
====Tubes with fimbria==== | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Right and Left Fallopian Tube Segments", Excision: | |||
- Fallopian tubes with fimbria within normal limits; complete cross sections seen. | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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*+/-Clusters of neutrophils = abscess; known as ''suppurative salpingitis''. | *+/-Clusters of neutrophils = abscess; known as ''suppurative salpingitis''. | ||
Images | ====Images==== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Salpingitis_-_low_mag.jpg | Salpingitis - low mag. (WC) | |||
File:Salpingitis_-_high_mag.jpg | Salpingitis - high mag. (WC) | |||
File:Granulomatous_salpingitis_-_intermed_mag.jpg | Granulomatous salpingitis - intermed mag. (WC) | |||
File:Granulomatous_salpingitis_-_high_mag.jpg | Granulomatous salpingitis - high mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Stains=== | ===Stains=== | ||
If organisms are seen on routine stains: | If organisms are seen on routine stains: | ||
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*[[GMS stain]] +ve/-ve. | *[[GMS stain]] +ve/-ve. | ||
*[[PASD stain]] +ve/-ve. | *[[PASD stain]] +ve/-ve. | ||
==Ectopic pregnancy== | |||
{{Main|Ectopic pregnancy}} | |||
==Adenofibroma== | ==Adenofibroma== | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
See: ''[[Uterine_tumours#Adenomatoid_tumour|Adenomatoid tumours (uterine tumours)]]''. | See: ''[[Uterine_tumours#Adenomatoid_tumour|Adenomatoid tumours (uterine tumours)]]''. | ||
==Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma== | |||
*Abbreviated ''STIC''.<ref name=pmid21989347>{{Cite journal | last1 = Visvanathan | first1 = K. | last2 = Vang | first2 = R. | last3 = Shaw | first3 = P. | last4 = Gross | first4 = A. | last5 = Soslow | first5 = R. | last6 = Parkash | first6 = V. | last7 = Shih | first7 = IeM. | last8 = Kurman | first8 = RJ. | title = Diagnosis of serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma based on morphologic and immunohistochemical features: a reproducibility study. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 35 | issue = 12 | pages = 1766-75 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31822f58bc | PMID = 21989347 }}</ref> | |||
*[[AKA]] ''tubal intraepithelial carcinoma''. | |||
{{Main|Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma}} | |||
==Serous carcinoma of the fallopian tube== | |||
{{Main|Serous carcinoma of the fallopian tube}} | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
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[[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | [[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | ||
[[Category:Uterine tubes]] |
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