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Fallopian tube mucinous tumor

MedGen UID:
275871
•Concept ID:
C1517120
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Fallopian Tube Mucinous Neoplasm; fallopian tube mucinous neoplasm; Fallopian Tube Mucinous Tumor; fallopian tube mucinous tumor
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002745

Definition

A rare borderline or malignant epithelial tumor of the fallopian tube characterized by the presence of neoplastic epithelial cells that contain intracytoplasmic mucin and may resemble the epithelial cells of the endocervix or gastrointestinal tract. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Preinvasive Lesions.
Patrono MG, Corzo C, Iniesta M, Ramirez PT
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Dec;60(4):771-779. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000316. PMID: 28957950
Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) - clinical impact and management.
Weinberger V, Bednarikova M, Cibula D, Zikan M
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2016 Dec;16(12):1311-1321. Epub 2016 Oct 22 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2016.1247699. PMID: 27732120
Minireview: human ovarian cancer: biology, current management, and paths to personalizing therapy.
Romero I, Bast RC Jr
Endocrinology 2012 Apr;153(4):1593-602. Epub 2012 Mar 13 doi: 10.1210/en.2011-2123. PMID: 22416079Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evolutionary states and trajectories characterized by distinct pathways stratify patients with ovarian high grade serous carcinoma.
Lahtinen A, Lavikka K, Virtanen A, Li Y, Jamalzadeh S, Skorda A, Lauridsen AR, Zhang K, Marchi G, Isoviita VM, Ariotta V, Lehtonen O, Muranen TA, Huhtinen K, Carpén O, Hietanen S, Senkowski W, Kallunki T, Häkkinen A, Hynninen J, Oikkonen J, Hautaniemi S
Cancer Cell 2023 Jun 12;41(6):1103-1117.e12. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.017. PMID: 37207655
Risk of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
Steenbeek MP, van Bommel MHD, Bulten J, Hulsmann JA, Bogaerts J, Garcia C, Cun HT, Lu KH, van Beekhuizen HJ, Minig L, Gaarenstroom KN, Nobbenhuis M, Krajc M, Rudaitis V, Norquist BM, Swisher EM, Mourits MJE, Massuger LFAG, Hoogerbrugge N, Hermens RPMG, IntHout J, de Hullu JA
J Clin Oncol 2022 Jun 10;40(17):1879-1891. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02016. PMID: 35302882Free PMC Article
Whence High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.
Kohn EC, Ivy SP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2017;37:443-448. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_174718. PMID: 28561656
The Dualistic Model of Ovarian Carcinogenesis: Revisited, Revised, and Expanded.
Kurman RJ, Shih IeM
Am J Pathol 2016 Apr;186(4):733-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.11.011. PMID: 27012190Free PMC Article
The origin and pathogenesis of epithelial ovarian cancer: a proposed unifying theory.
Kurman RJ, Shih IeM
Am J Surg Pathol 2010 Mar;34(3):433-43. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181cf3d79. PMID: 20154587Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Ovarian Cancer, Version 3.2022.
Armstrong DK, Alvarez RD, Backes FJ, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Barroilhet L, Behbakht K, Berchuck A, Chen LM, Chitiyo VC, Cristea M, DeRosa M, Eisenhauer EL, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Grisham R, Hakam A, Jain A, Karam A, Konecny GE, Leath CA III, Leiserowitz G, Liu J, Martin L, Matei D, McHale M, McLean K, Miller DS, Percac-Lima S, Remmenga SW, Schorge J, Stewart D, Thaker PH, Vargas R, Hendrickson AW, Werner TL, Zsiros E, Dwyer MA, Hang L
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2022 Sep;20(9):972-980. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.0047. PMID: 36075393
Multimodality Imaging Approach to Ovarian Neoplasms with Pathologic Correlation.
Taylor EC, Irshaid L, Mathur M
Radiographics 2021 Jan-Feb;41(1):289-315. Epub 2020 Nov 13 doi: 10.1148/rg.2021200086. PMID: 33186060
Genetically Defined, Syngeneic Organoid Platform for Developing Combination Therapies for Ovarian Cancer.
Zhang S, Iyer S, Ran H, Dolgalev I, Gu S, Wei W, Foster CJR, Loomis CA, Olvera N, Dao F, Levine DA, Weinberg RA, Neel BG
Cancer Discov 2021 Feb;11(2):362-383. Epub 2020 Nov 6 doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0455. PMID: 33158842Free PMC Article
The Origin of Ovarian Cancer Species and Precancerous Landscape.
Shih IM, Wang Y, Wang TL
Am J Pathol 2021 Jan;191(1):26-39. Epub 2020 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.09.006. PMID: 33011111Free PMC Article
Fallopian Tube Neoplasia and Mimics.
Kolin DL, Nucci MR
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):457-479. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.01.006. PMID: 31097111

Therapy

Risk of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
Steenbeek MP, van Bommel MHD, Bulten J, Hulsmann JA, Bogaerts J, Garcia C, Cun HT, Lu KH, van Beekhuizen HJ, Minig L, Gaarenstroom KN, Nobbenhuis M, Krajc M, Rudaitis V, Norquist BM, Swisher EM, Mourits MJE, Massuger LFAG, Hoogerbrugge N, Hermens RPMG, IntHout J, de Hullu JA
J Clin Oncol 2022 Jun 10;40(17):1879-1891. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02016. PMID: 35302882Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis and heterogeneity of ovarian cancer.
Kroeger PT Jr, Drapkin R
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Feb;29(1):26-34. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000340. PMID: 27898521Free PMC Article
Chemotherapy Response Score: Development and Validation of a System to Quantify Histopathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Tubo-Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma.
Böhm S, Faruqi A, Said I, Lockley M, Brockbank E, Jeyarajah A, Fitzpatrick A, Ennis D, Dowe T, Santos JL, Cook LS, Tinker AV, Le ND, Gilks CB, Singh N
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 1;33(22):2457-63. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.5212. PMID: 26124480
Cancerous ovarian stem cells: obscure targets for therapy but relevant to chemoresistance.
Ahmed N, Abubaker K, Findlay J, Quinn M
J Cell Biochem 2013 Jan;114(1):21-34. doi: 10.1002/jcb.24317. PMID: 22887554
The fallopian tube: primary site of most pelvic high-grade serous carcinomas.
Salvador S, Gilks B, Köbel M, Huntsman D, Rosen B, Miller D
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2009 Jan;19(1):58-64. doi: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e318199009c. PMID: 19258943

Prognosis

TGFBI Production by Macrophages Contributes to an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer.
Lecker LSM, Berlato C, Maniati E, Delaine-Smith R, Pearce OMT, Heath O, Nichols SJ, Trevisan C, Novak M, McDermott J, Brenton JD, Cutillas PR, Rajeeve V, Hennino A, Drapkin R, Loessner D, Balkwill FR
Cancer Res 2021 Nov 15;81(22):5706-5719. Epub 2021 Sep 24 doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-0536. PMID: 34561272Free PMC Article
The Many Microenvironments of Ovarian Cancer.
Micek HM, Visetsouk MR, Fleszar AJ, Kreeger PK
Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1296:199-213. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59038-3_12. PMID: 34185294Free PMC Article
Fallopian tube initiation of high grade serous ovarian cancer and ovarian metastasis: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications.
Bergsten TM, Burdette JE, Dean M
Cancer Lett 2020 Apr 28;476:152-160. Epub 2020 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.02.017. PMID: 32067992Free PMC Article
The Repertoire of Serous Ovarian Cancer Non-genetic Heterogeneity Revealed by Single-Cell Sequencing of Normal Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells.
Hu Z, Artibani M, Alsaadi A, Wietek N, Morotti M, Shi T, Zhong Z, Santana Gonzalez L, El-Sahhar S, Carrami EM, Mallett G, Feng Y, Masuda K, Zheng Y, Chong K, Damato S, Dhar S, Campo L, Garruto Campanile R, Soleymani Majd H, Rai V, Maldonado-Perez D, Jones S, Cerundolo V, Sauka-Spengler T, Yau C, Ahmed AA
Cancer Cell 2020 Feb 10;37(2):226-242.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.01.003. PMID: 32049047
Chemotherapy Response Score: Development and Validation of a System to Quantify Histopathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Tubo-Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma.
Böhm S, Faruqi A, Said I, Lockley M, Brockbank E, Jeyarajah A, Fitzpatrick A, Ennis D, Dowe T, Santos JL, Cook LS, Tinker AV, Le ND, Gilks CB, Singh N
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 1;33(22):2457-63. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.5212. PMID: 26124480

Clinical prediction guides

Genomic catastrophe, the peritoneal cavity and ovarian cancer prevention.
Yoon JY, Chapel DB, Goebel E, Qian X, Mito JK, Horowitz NS, Miron A, Soong TR, Xian W, Crum CP
J Pathol 2022 Jul;257(3):255-261. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1002/path.5891. PMID: 35238033
Taking the Tube: From Normal Fallopian Tube Epithelium to Ovarian High-grade Serous Carcinoma.
Tone AA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Dec;60(4):697-710. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000313. PMID: 29045296
Management of Preinvasive Lesions.
Patrono MG, Corzo C, Iniesta M, Ramirez PT
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Dec;60(4):771-779. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000316. PMID: 28957950
Whence High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.
Kohn EC, Ivy SP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2017;37:443-448. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_174718. PMID: 28561656
Chemotherapy Response Score: Development and Validation of a System to Quantify Histopathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Tubo-Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma.
Böhm S, Faruqi A, Said I, Lockley M, Brockbank E, Jeyarajah A, Fitzpatrick A, Ennis D, Dowe T, Santos JL, Cook LS, Tinker AV, Le ND, Gilks CB, Singh N
J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug 1;33(22):2457-63. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.60.5212. PMID: 26124480

Recent systematic reviews

Outcome and Management of Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma Following Opportunistic Salpingectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ruel-Laliberté J, Kasasni SM, Oprea D, Viau M
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2022 Nov;44(11):1174-1180. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2022.08.018. PMID: 36099965
Risk of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
Steenbeek MP, van Bommel MHD, Bulten J, Hulsmann JA, Bogaerts J, Garcia C, Cun HT, Lu KH, van Beekhuizen HJ, Minig L, Gaarenstroom KN, Nobbenhuis M, Krajc M, Rudaitis V, Norquist BM, Swisher EM, Mourits MJE, Massuger LFAG, Hoogerbrugge N, Hermens RPMG, IntHout J, de Hullu JA
J Clin Oncol 2022 Jun 10;40(17):1879-1891. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02016. PMID: 35302882Free PMC Article
Recommendations for diagnosing STIC: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bogaerts JMA, Steenbeek MP, van Bommel MHD, Bulten J, van der Laak JAWM, de Hullu JA, Simons M
Virchows Arch 2022 Apr;480(4):725-737. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1007/s00428-021-03244-w. PMID: 34850262Free PMC Article
Pathological findings following risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA mutation carriers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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
Pathological chemotherapy response score is prognostic in tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.
Cohen PA, Powell A, Böhm S, Gilks CB, Stewart CJR, Meniawy TM, Bulsara M, Avril S, Brockbank EC, Bosse T, de Azevedo Focchi GR, Ganesan R, Glasspool RM, Howitt BE, Kim HS, Lee JY, Le ND, Lockley M, Manchanda R, Mandalia T, McCluggage WG, McNeish I, Midha D, Srinivasan R, Tan YY, van der Griend R, Yunokawa M, Zannoni GF; HGSC CRS Collaborative Network (Supplementary 1), Singh N
Gynecol Oncol 2019 Aug;154(2):441-448. Epub 2019 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.04.679. PMID: 31118141

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