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Cancer of the Fallopian Tube

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Abstract

At approximately the fifth week of gestation, genital ridges form on the dorsal wall of the celomic cavity. The paramesonephric duct then arises as a longitudinal fold on the anterolateral surface of the genital ridge. The paramesonephric ducts subsequently become the female genital tract in the absence of müllerian inhibiting substance, by migrating from opposite sides and fusing caudally in a vertical position to form the early uterus and vagina. The remaining horizontal parts of both ducts become the fallopian tubes as they traverse past the mesonephric ducts. The cranial ends of the ducts open into the celomic cavity and eventually form the fimbriated ends of the fallopian tube infundibulum. The ovaries are also derived from the celomic epithelium, mesenchyme, and, in addition, the primordial germ cells. Therefore, the fallopian tubes share a common em-bryological derivation with the ovary, uterus, and cervix even though they develop under different hormonal influences.

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Ostapovicz, D.M., Brady, L.W. (1997). Cancer of the Fallopian Tube. In: Vahrson, H.W. (eds) Radiation Oncology of Gynecological Cancers. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60334-1_12

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