Mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube.

OBJECTIVE

To report a case of mature cystic teratoma of the fallopian tube.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

Medical college-affiliated hospital.

PATIENT(S): A 31-year-old woman, gravida 0, visited our outpatient clinic with infertility. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) showed a swollen right fallopian tube whose patency was not confirmed.

INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic right salpingectomy was perfomed for a solid-appearing mass ∼2 × 1.5 cm in diameter in the ampullary region. Histopathologic examination showed components from each germ cell layer; therefore, the diagnosis of a mature cystic teratoma of the right fallopian tube was confirmed. The patient became pregnant with IVF-ET and gave birth to a baby boy.

CONCLUSION(S): In cases where hydrosalpinx is suspected, a careful assessment by either HSG or laparoscopy is necessary at the time of infertility examination.