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Fallopian tube gestational choriocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
232186
•Concept ID:
C1333593
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Fallopian Tube Gestational Choriocarcinoma; fallopian tube gestational choriocarcinoma; Gestational Choriocarcinoma of Fallopian Tube; gestational choriocarcinoma of fallopian tube; Gestational Choriocarcinoma of the Fallopian Tube; gestational choriocarcinoma of the fallopian tube
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004489

Definition

A malignant trophoblastic tumor that arises from the fallopian tube during pregnancy. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFallopian tube gestational choriocarcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients diagnosed with possible ectopic molar gestation.
Gillespie AM, Lidbury EA, Tidy JA, Hancock BW
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2004 Mar-Apr;14(2):366-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.014223.x. PMID: 15086739
FIGO staging classifications and clinical practice guidelines in the management of gynecologic cancers. FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology.
Benedet JL, Bender H, Jones H 3rd, Ngan HY, Pecorelli S
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2000 Aug;70(2):209-62. PMID: 11041682

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiology of gynecological cancers in Kamrup Urban District cancer registry.
Barman D, Sharma JD, Barmon D, Kataki AC, Sharma A, Kalita M
Indian J Cancer 2017 Jan-Mar;54(1):388-391. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.219590. PMID: 29199729
Choriocarcinoma in Women: Analysis of a Case Series With Genotyping.
Savage J, Adams E, Veras E, Murphy KM, Ronnett BM
Am J Surg Pathol 2017 Dec;41(12):1593-1606. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000937. PMID: 28877059
Genotyping diagnosis of nongestational choriocarcinoma involving fallopian tube and broad ligament: a case study.
Buza N, Rutherford T, Hui P
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2014 Jan;33(1):58-63. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31827cd386. PMID: 24300537
Extrauterine lesions of intermediate trophoblast.
Baergen RN, Rutgers J, Young RH
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2003 Oct;22(4):362-7. doi: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000092132.88121.d1. PMID: 14501817
Gestational trophoblastic disease of the fallopian tube.
Muto MG, Lage JM, Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP, Bernstein MR
J Reprod Med 1991 Jan;36(1):57-60. PMID: 1848902

Diagnosis

Short tandem repeat polymorphism analysis for primary peritoneal choriocarcinoma: A case report and literature review.
Yamauchi K, Sato Y, Usui H, Sakurai A, Harada R, Goto M
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2022 Oct;48(10):2640-2646. Epub 2022 Jul 1 doi: 10.1111/jog.15347. PMID: 35775317
Primary Gestational Trophoblastic Disease of the Fallopian Tube: A Case Series Analysis and Literature Review.
Lu J, Yue X, Xu C, Lu X
J Reprod Med 2017 Mar-Apr;62(3-4):147-52. PMID: 30230306
Gestational choriocarcinoma of the cervix.
Mitrovic SLj, Arsenijevic PS, Kljakic D, Djuric JM, Milosavljevic MZ, Protrka ZM, Vojinovic RH
Arch Iran Med 2014 Nov;17(11):783-5. PMID: 25365622
Genotyping diagnosis of nongestational choriocarcinoma involving fallopian tube and broad ligament: a case study.
Buza N, Rutherford T, Hui P
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2014 Jan;33(1):58-63. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31827cd386. PMID: 24300537
Gestational trophoblastic disease of the fallopian tube.
Muto MG, Lage JM, Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP, Bernstein MR
J Reprod Med 1991 Jan;36(1):57-60. PMID: 1848902

Therapy

Debulking Surgery for Pelvic Recurrence After Surgically-treated Tubal Gestational Choriocarcinoma - A Case Report and Literature Review.
Bacalbasa N, Balescu I, Brasoveanu V, Anca AF
Anticancer Res 2018 Jan;38(1):423-426. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12239. PMID: 29277804
Extrauterine Choriocarcinoma in the Fallopian Tube Following Infertility Treatment: Implications for the Management of Early-Detected Ectopic Pregnancies.
Jwa SC, Kamiyama S, Takayama H, Tokunaga Y, Sakumoto T, Higashi M
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017 Jul-Aug;24(5):855-858. Epub 2017 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.03.006. PMID: 28315411
Gestational choriocarcinoma arising from a cornual ectopic pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature.
Rotas M, Khulpateea N, Binder D
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2007 Dec;276(6):645-7. Epub 2007 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00404-007-0394-5. PMID: 17581760
Primary tubal choriocarcinoma.
Gálvez CR, Fernández VC, de Los Reyes JM, Jaén MM, Teruel RG
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2004 Sep-Oct;14(5):1040-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.014550.x. PMID: 15361223
Gestational trophoblastic disease of the fallopian tube.
Muto MG, Lage JM, Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP, Bernstein MR
J Reprod Med 1991 Jan;36(1):57-60. PMID: 1848902

Prognosis

Primary Gestational Trophoblastic Disease of the Fallopian Tube: A Case Series Analysis and Literature Review.
Lu J, Yue X, Xu C, Lu X
J Reprod Med 2017 Mar-Apr;62(3-4):147-52. PMID: 30230306
Choriocarcinoma in Women: Analysis of a Case Series With Genotyping.
Savage J, Adams E, Veras E, Murphy KM, Ronnett BM
Am J Surg Pathol 2017 Dec;41(12):1593-1606. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000937. PMID: 28877059
The clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients diagnosed with possible ectopic molar gestation.
Gillespie AM, Lidbury EA, Tidy JA, Hancock BW
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2004 Mar-Apr;14(2):366-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.014223.x. PMID: 15086739
Extrauterine lesions of intermediate trophoblast.
Baergen RN, Rutgers J, Young RH
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2003 Oct;22(4):362-7. doi: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000092132.88121.d1. PMID: 14501817
Primary choriocarcinoma of the Fallopian tube.
Vimala N, Kumar S, Dadhwal V
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2002 Oct;79(1):37-8. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(02)00145-5. PMID: 12399091

Clinical prediction guides

Extrauterine Choriocarcinoma in the Fallopian Tube Following Infertility Treatment: Implications for the Management of Early-Detected Ectopic Pregnancies.
Jwa SC, Kamiyama S, Takayama H, Tokunaga Y, Sakumoto T, Higashi M
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017 Jul-Aug;24(5):855-858. Epub 2017 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.03.006. PMID: 28315411
Postmenopausal complete hydatidiform mole: a case report.
Abike F, Temizkan O, Payasli A, Avsar F, Karahan N, Baspinar S
Maturitas 2008 Jan 20;59(1):95-8. Epub 2007 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.10.005. PMID: 18162339
Extraovarian nongestational choriocarcinoma in a postmenopausal woman.
Dilek S, Pata O, Tok E, Polat A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2004 Sep-Oct;14(5):1033-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.014548.x. PMID: 15361221
Gestational choriocarcinoma of the fallopian tube.
Ober WB, Maier RC
Diagn Gynecol Obstet 1981 Fall;3(3):213-31. PMID: 7035113
Malignant mixed germ cell tumors of the ovary. A clinical and pathologic analysis of 30 cases.
Kurman RJ, Norris HJ
Obstet Gynecol 1976 Nov;48(5):579-89. PMID: 185553

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