HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SPECTRUM OF LESIONS SEEN IN SURGICALLY RESECTED SPECIMENS OF FALLOPIAN TUBES AND OVARIES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

The fallopian tube and ovaries are complex structures in female genital tract and are the most common histopathological specimens in a
gynaecological pathology laboratory. They may be examined individually as salpingectomy, oophorectomy or as a part of hysterectomy
specimens. There are many studies on ovarian tumours but very few studies are seen in literature discussing the spectrum of histopathological
lesions in the fallopian tube. Wide spectrum of lesions are encountered in fallopian tubes, ranging from Salpingitis, tubal ectopic pregnancy to
carcinoma either primary or metastasis. Ectopic pregnancy is a condition in which the embryo is implanted outside the endometrial cavity3.
Majority of the ectopic pregnancies (90%) occur in fallopian tubes which are then referred to as tubal pregnancy.4 Ovarian tumours are the most
frequent type of cancer in females, accounting for about one-third of all genital tract malignancies and ranks sixth among all cancers in this group.
6,7 Thus the study of various histopathological lesions seen in surgically resected specimens of fallopian tube and ovaries and to study the
frequency of various pathological lesions of fallopian tubes and ovaries along with the age distribution is important. Summary: The study of
fallopian tube lesions is important as only few studies are available in the literature and also study of ovarian lesions is also important as they are the
common lesions seen in the female patients.