About Fallopian Tube Cancer
Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal cancer are diseases in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissue covering the ovary or lining the fallopian tube or peritoneum.
The fallopian tubes are a pair of long, slender tubes, one on each side of the uterus. Eggs pass from the ovaries, through the fallopian tubes, to the uterus. Cancer sometimes begins at the end of the fallopian tube near the ovary and spreads to the ovary.
Symptoms and Risk Factors of Fallopian Tube Cancer
Signs and symptoms of ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer include pain or swelling in the abdomen.
Ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer may not cause early signs or symptoms. When signs or symptoms do appear, the cancer is often advanced. Signs and symptoms may include the following:
- Abdominal pain or swelling
- Pelvic pain
- Pelvic swelling
- Heavy vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal discharge (clear, white or colored with blood)
- Irregular vaginal bleeding
- Constipation
- Lump in pelvic area
- Gas
- Bloating
Some ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers are caused by inherited gene mutations (changes).
The genes in cells carry the hereditary information that is received from a person’s parents. Hereditary ovarian cancer makes up about 20% of all cases of ovarian cancer. There are three hereditary patterns: ovarian cancer alone, ovarian and breast cancers and ovarian and colon cancers.
Fallopian tube cancer and peritoneal cancer may also be caused by certain inherited gene mutations.
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