Fallopian tube cancer
| Primary fallopian tube cancer | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Oncology, gynaecology |
| Symptoms | Early: Vague, none Later: Abnormal vaginal bleeding, abdominal distension, blood stained watery vaginal discharge, pelvic pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, feel full |
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| Differential diagnosis | Ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer |
Primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC), also known as tubal cancer, is a malignant neoplasm that originates from the fallopian tube. Along with primary ovarian and peritoneal carcinomas, it is grouped under epithelial ovarian cancers; cancers of the ovary that originate from a fallopian tube precursor.