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Fallopian Tube Carcinoma

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Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube is a very rare tumour. Worldwide, little more than 1500 cases have been published [8]. Fallopian tube carcinoma (FTC) is highly aggressive and has a poor prognosis. In the last few decades efforts were made to evaluate prognostic factors in clinical and pathological fields as well as the impact of therapy on survival. However, up to now, no multivariate analysis has been published.

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  1. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    P. Hermanek (Vorstand der Abteilung für Klinische Pathologie i. R.) (Vorstand der Abteilung für Klinische Pathologie i. R.)

  2. Princess Margaret Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada

    Mary K. Gospodarowicz

  3. Early Detection Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, EPN Building, Room 305 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    D. E. Henson

  4. University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

    R. V. P. Hutter (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  5. Department of Pathology, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ, 07039, USA

    R. V. P. Hutter (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  6. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA

    L. H. Sobin (Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Pathology)

  7. Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 20306, USA

    L. H. Sobin (Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Pathology)

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Rosen, A.C., Klein, M.J. (1995). Fallopian Tube Carcinoma. In: Hermanek, P., Gospodarowicz, M.K., Henson, D.E., Hutter, R.V.P., Sobin, L.H. (eds) Prognostic Factors in Cancer. UICC International Union Against Cancer / Union Internationale Contre le Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79395-0_22

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