Obstructing Fallopian Tube Papilloma

Fallopian Tube Papilloma – Case Report of a Rare Tumor

“…1 In our case the lesion was brought to attention by the dilated tube adjacent to the fimbria, with lumen showing friable greywhite tumor.Microscopy showed a delicate branching papillae arising from the tubal epithelium. The cells were single layered, columnar.…”

“…In fact, our search of the English literature yielded very few case reports. 1,3,4 Reporting a case of fallopian tube papilloma, the author Gisser SD emphasises the rarity of recorded case of papillomas, and mentions that the other true papilloma case could be the one found incidentally in a review of tubal pathology over a 40 year period.…”

“…In the case reported by Gisser SD, a unilateral rapidly enlarging adnexal mass was noticed in a 41 year old woman. 1 Papillomas are more common in the infundibular portion of the tube.…”

“…The author also noted that the papilloma appeared to have arisen from an adjacent contiguous area of fimbrial hyperplasia. 1 Zheng et al describe a case of borderline papillary serous tumor of the fallopian tube in a 31 year old woman who presented with lower abdominal pain and subsequently a mass was discovered on sonogram. The left tube showed dilatation toward fimbrial end, containing yellow-tan polypoid mass with cauliflower like surface.…”

“…Papillomas are benign tumors which might be discovered incidentally or present as an adnexal mass. 1 They need to be differentiated from a gamut of lesions, both reactive and neoplastic, like metaplastic papillary tumor, reactive hyperplasia associated with salpingitis and serous papillary carcinoma.…”