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Fallopian tube cancer

MedGen UID:
102276
Concept ID:
C0153579
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Cancer of the fallopian tube
SNOMED CT: Malignant tumor of fallopian tube (363444001)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002158
Orphanet: ORPHA180242

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the fallopian tube. Representative examples include carcinoma, carcinosarcoma, and leiomyosarcoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFallopian tube cancer
Follow this link to review classifications for Fallopian tube cancer in Orphanet.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Elyashiv O, Wong YNS, Ledermann JA
Curr Oncol Rep 2021 Jun 14;23(8):97. doi: 10.1007/s11912-021-01088-w. PMID: 34125335Free PMC Article
Rai S, Maheshwari A
Rev Recent Clin Trials 2015;10(4):276-81. doi: 10.2174/1574887110666150923112556. PMID: 26411954
Prat J; FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2014 Jan;124(1):1-5. Epub 2013 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.10.001. PMID: 24219974

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Ovarian Cancer Including Fallopian Tube Cancer and Primary Peritoneal Cancer, 2024

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Poveda A, Floquet A, Ledermann JA, Asher R, Penson RT, Oza AM, Korach J, Huzarski T, Pignata S, Friedlander M, Baldoni A, Park-Simon TW, Tamura K, Sonke GS, Lisyanskaya A, Kim JH, Filho EA, Milenkova T, Lowe ES, Rowe P, Vergote I, Pujade-Lauraine E; SOLO2/ENGOT-Ov21 investigators
Lancet Oncol 2021 May;22(5):620-631. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00073-5. PMID: 33743851
Moore K, Colombo N, Scambia G, Kim BG, Oaknin A, Friedlander M, Lisyanskaya A, Floquet A, Leary A, Sonke GS, Gourley C, Banerjee S, Oza A, González-Martín A, Aghajanian C, Bradley W, Mathews C, Liu J, Lowe ES, Bloomfield R, DiSilvestro P
N Engl J Med 2018 Dec 27;379(26):2495-2505. Epub 2018 Oct 21 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1810858. PMID: 30345884
Moore KN, Vergote I, Oaknin A, Colombo N, Banerjee S, Oza A, Pautier P, Malek K, Birrer MJ
Future Oncol 2018 Jul;14(17):1669-1678. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0646. PMID: 29424243
Pujade-Lauraine E, Ledermann JA, Selle F, Gebski V, Penson RT, Oza AM, Korach J, Huzarski T, Poveda A, Pignata S, Friedlander M, Colombo N, Harter P, Fujiwara K, Ray-Coquard I, Banerjee S, Liu J, Lowe ES, Bloomfield R, Pautier P; SOLO2/ENGOT-Ov21 investigators
Lancet Oncol 2017 Sep;18(9):1274-1284. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30469-2. PMID: 28754483
Coleman RL, Brady MF, Herzog TJ, Sabbatini P, Armstrong DK, Walker JL, Kim BG, Fujiwara K, Tewari KS, O'Malley DM, Davidson SA, Rubin SC, DiSilvestro P, Basen-Engquist K, Huang H, Chan JK, Spirtos NM, Ashfaq R, Mannel RS
Lancet Oncol 2017 Jun;18(6):779-791. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30279-6. PMID: 28438473Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Poveda A, Floquet A, Ledermann JA, Asher R, Penson RT, Oza AM, Korach J, Huzarski T, Pignata S, Friedlander M, Baldoni A, Park-Simon TW, Tamura K, Sonke GS, Lisyanskaya A, Kim JH, Filho EA, Milenkova T, Lowe ES, Rowe P, Vergote I, Pujade-Lauraine E; SOLO2/ENGOT-Ov21 investigators
Lancet Oncol 2021 May;22(5):620-631. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00073-5. PMID: 33743851
Moore K, Colombo N, Scambia G, Kim BG, Oaknin A, Friedlander M, Lisyanskaya A, Floquet A, Leary A, Sonke GS, Gourley C, Banerjee S, Oza A, González-Martín A, Aghajanian C, Bradley W, Mathews C, Liu J, Lowe ES, Bloomfield R, DiSilvestro P
N Engl J Med 2018 Dec 27;379(26):2495-2505. Epub 2018 Oct 21 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1810858. PMID: 30345884
Pujade-Lauraine E, Ledermann JA, Selle F, Gebski V, Penson RT, Oza AM, Korach J, Huzarski T, Poveda A, Pignata S, Friedlander M, Colombo N, Harter P, Fujiwara K, Ray-Coquard I, Banerjee S, Liu J, Lowe ES, Bloomfield R, Pautier P; SOLO2/ENGOT-Ov21 investigators
Lancet Oncol 2017 Sep;18(9):1274-1284. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30469-2. PMID: 28754483
Coleman RL, Brady MF, Herzog TJ, Sabbatini P, Armstrong DK, Walker JL, Kim BG, Fujiwara K, Tewari KS, O'Malley DM, Davidson SA, Rubin SC, DiSilvestro P, Basen-Engquist K, Huang H, Chan JK, Spirtos NM, Ashfaq R, Mannel RS
Lancet Oncol 2017 Jun;18(6):779-791. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30279-6. PMID: 28438473Free PMC Article
Aghajanian C, Blank SV, Goff BA, Judson PL, Teneriello MG, Husain A, Sovak MA, Yi J, Nycum LR
J Clin Oncol 2012 Jun 10;30(17):2039-45. Epub 2012 Apr 23 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.42.0505. PMID: 22529265Free PMC Article

Therapy

Poveda A, Floquet A, Ledermann JA, Asher R, Penson RT, Oza AM, Korach J, Huzarski T, Pignata S, Friedlander M, Baldoni A, Park-Simon TW, Tamura K, Sonke GS, Lisyanskaya A, Kim JH, Filho EA, Milenkova T, Lowe ES, Rowe P, Vergote I, Pujade-Lauraine E; SOLO2/ENGOT-Ov21 investigators
Lancet Oncol 2021 May;22(5):620-631. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00073-5. PMID: 33743851
Moore K, Colombo N, Scambia G, Kim BG, Oaknin A, Friedlander M, Lisyanskaya A, Floquet A, Leary A, Sonke GS, Gourley C, Banerjee S, Oza A, González-Martín A, Aghajanian C, Bradley W, Mathews C, Liu J, Lowe ES, Bloomfield R, DiSilvestro P
N Engl J Med 2018 Dec 27;379(26):2495-2505. Epub 2018 Oct 21 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1810858. PMID: 30345884
Pujade-Lauraine E, Ledermann JA, Selle F, Gebski V, Penson RT, Oza AM, Korach J, Huzarski T, Poveda A, Pignata S, Friedlander M, Colombo N, Harter P, Fujiwara K, Ray-Coquard I, Banerjee S, Liu J, Lowe ES, Bloomfield R, Pautier P; SOLO2/ENGOT-Ov21 investigators
Lancet Oncol 2017 Sep;18(9):1274-1284. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30469-2. PMID: 28754483
Coleman RL, Brady MF, Herzog TJ, Sabbatini P, Armstrong DK, Walker JL, Kim BG, Fujiwara K, Tewari KS, O'Malley DM, Davidson SA, Rubin SC, DiSilvestro P, Basen-Engquist K, Huang H, Chan JK, Spirtos NM, Ashfaq R, Mannel RS
Lancet Oncol 2017 Jun;18(6):779-791. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30279-6. PMID: 28438473Free PMC Article
Aghajanian C, Blank SV, Goff BA, Judson PL, Teneriello MG, Husain A, Sovak MA, Yi J, Nycum LR
J Clin Oncol 2012 Jun 10;30(17):2039-45. Epub 2012 Apr 23 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.42.0505. PMID: 22529265Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Moore KN, Vergote I, Oaknin A, Colombo N, Banerjee S, Oza A, Pautier P, Malek K, Birrer MJ
Future Oncol 2018 Jul;14(17):1669-1678. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0646. PMID: 29424243
Coleman RL, Brady MF, Herzog TJ, Sabbatini P, Armstrong DK, Walker JL, Kim BG, Fujiwara K, Tewari KS, O'Malley DM, Davidson SA, Rubin SC, DiSilvestro P, Basen-Engquist K, Huang H, Chan JK, Spirtos NM, Ashfaq R, Mannel RS
Lancet Oncol 2017 Jun;18(6):779-791. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30279-6. PMID: 28438473Free PMC Article
Horng HC, Teng SW, Huang BS, Sun HD, Yen MS, Wang PH, Tsui KH, Wen KC, Chen YJ, Chuang CM, Chao HT, Chang WH
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2014 Sep;53(3):287-92. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.07.003. PMID: 25286779
Shimada C, Todo Y, Minobe S, Okamoto K, Kato H
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2013 Sep;39(9):1425-9. Epub 2013 Jul 2 doi: 10.1111/jog.12076. PMID: 23815803
See HT, Freedman RS, Kudelka AP, Burke TW, Gershenson DM, Tangjitgamol S, Kavanagh JJ
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2005 Mar-Apr;15(2):209-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15205.x. PMID: 15823101

Clinical prediction guides

Sumtsov D, Sumtsov G, Hyriavenko N, Lyndin M, Sikora K, Kalashnik N, Smiian S, Gladchuk I
Wien Med Wochenschr 2024 Jun;174(9-10):199-207. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s10354-023-01027-3. PMID: 38015299
Sørensen RD, Schnack TH, Karlsen MA, Høgdall CK
Gynecol Oncol 2015 Mar;136(3):571-81. Epub 2015 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.01.534. PMID: 25615934
Coleman RL, Moon J, Sood AK, Hu W, Delmore JE, Bonebrake AJ, Anderson GL, Chambers SK, Markman M
Eur J Cancer 2014 Jun;50(9):1638-48. Epub 2014 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.03.005. PMID: 24709487Free PMC Article
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Recent systematic reviews

Ngoi NY, Syn NL, Goh RM, Goh BC, Huang RY, Soon YY, James E, Cook A, Clamp A, Tan DS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Feb 21;2(2):CD012007. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012007.pub2. PMID: 35188221Free PMC Article
Cheng A, Li L, Wu M, Lang J
Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Jan;46(1):139-147. Epub 2019 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.09.002. PMID: 31521389
Sørensen RD, Schnack TH, Karlsen MA, Høgdall CK
Gynecol Oncol 2015 Mar;136(3):571-81. Epub 2015 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.01.534. PMID: 25615934
Aravantinos G, Pectasides D
J Ovarian Res 2014;7:57. Epub 2014 May 19 doi: 10.1186/1757-2215-7-57. PMID: 24864163Free PMC Article
Brockbank EC, Harry V, Kolomainen D, Mukhopadhyay D, Sohaib A, Bridges JE, Nobbenhuis MA, Shepherd JH, Ind TE, Barton DP
Eur J Surg Oncol 2013 Aug;39(8):912-7. Epub 2013 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.05.007. PMID: 23721765

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