Laparoscopic interval surgery for stage 4 primary fallopian tube carcinoma—a case report

摘要

Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) is an uncommon malignancy of the female genital tract. Rationale for treatment of PFTC is similar to epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) due to pathological similarities and pattern of disease spread. Surgical cytoreduction of advanced stage or large volume disease has been by laparotomy and debulking. We present the first case of laparoscopic interval surgery (IS) for stage IVb PFTC minimising peri-operative morbidity with no delay in resuming chemotherapy. This case demonstrates that there exists a role for laparoscopic surgery in selected patients which should be explored.