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Staging of primary fallopian tube carcinoma

Dr Praveen Jha and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al.

The staging used for primary fallopian tubal carcinoma is the FIGO system and is as follows

stage I : limited to fallopian tubes
- stage Ia : limited to lining of one fallopian tube (intra-luminal)
- stage Ib : limited to inner linings of both tubes (intra-luminal)
- stage Ic : invasion beyond the inner lining of the tube, or positive ascites or peritoneal washinsgs
stage II : regional pelvic spread (but not beyond)
- stage IIa : spread to the ovary and / or the uterus. no malignant ascites or peritoneal washings (can have benign ascites)
- stage IIb : spread to other parts of the pelvis. no malignant ascites or peritoneal washings
- stage IIc : either IIa or IIb with malignant ascites or positive peritoneal washings.
stage III : involvement outside the pelvis and / or in regional lymph nodes
- stage IIIa : microscopic tumour on the surfaces of abdominal organs (e.g bowel, hepatic surface)
- stage IIIb : tumour deposits < 2 cm on organ surfaces
- stage IIIc : tumour deposits > 2 cm and / or spread to local lymph nodes.
stage IV : distant solid organ metastases (e.g intra-hepatic).

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