Prognostic factors of primary fallopian tube cancer in a single institute in Taiwan.

Objective: To improve the understanding of primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) through an analysis of possible clinical and pathologic determinants of prognosis.

Methods: A retrospective review of the database of a tertiary hospital in Taiwan for 1978-2007 was conducted to identify patients with a diagnosis of PFTC and to evaluate the clinicopathologic features associated with PFTC outcome.

Results: Fifty-eight patients (mean age 62.