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Scholz, HS; Lax, S; Tamussino, KF; Benedicic, C; Petru, E.
Long-term survival of a patient with fallopian tube cancer presenting with a supraclavicular mass.
ANTICANCER RES. 2001; 20(6C): 4801-4802.
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Scholz Heinz
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Petru Edgar
- Tamussino Karl
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- Abstract:
- BACKGROUND: Five-year survival of patients with stage IV cancer of the fallopian tube is poor. Furthermore, patients with gynecological cancers presenting with a supraclavicular mass generally have an unfavorable prognosis. CASE REPORT: We describe a 70-year-old patient who presented with a left supraclavicular mass. The mass was removed and histology showed metastatic papillary adenocarcinoma strongly suggestive of papillary serous carcinoma. Abdominal hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy showed a primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube. Postoperatively the patient received six cycles of carboplatin-based chemotherapy and is alive and well with no evidence of disease 5 years and 10 months after the primary diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Surgery and adjuvant carboplatin-based chemotherapy seem justified even in older patients with fallopian tube cancer and distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis.
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