Section of fallopian tube taken from a patient with a 6 cm solid ovarian tumour.
Case Discussion
This patient had a Krukenberg tumour of the ovary: involvement by metastatic signet-ring cell cancer. The section of tube demonstrates lymphovascular deposits of these signet-ring cells. The ovary is a site for metastasis mainly from gastrointestinal and breast carcinomas, although trans-tubal spread from cervical cancers have also been reported.
Image Contributors
Colgan, T., Nanji, S., Chang, M.
Cite
Colgan, T., Nanji, S., Chang, M. Fallopian tube, metastatic carcinoma. Digital Laboratory Medicine Library, Dept of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Published
. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://dev.dlml.cflabs.ca/image/fallopian-tube-metastatic-carcinoma-lmp86395
