An unusual case of pseudoxanthomatous salpingitis

Naveen Vaitheesh T.; Radhika S.; Bhavatharini G.; Chithra K. S.; Vidhya G.

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20242633

Authors

Naveen Vaitheesh T. Department of Pathology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Radhika S. Department of Pathology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Bhavatharini G. Department of Pathology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chithra K. S. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Vidhya G. Department of Pathology, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20242633

Keywords:

Pigmentosis, Plicae, Pseudoxanthomatous, Brown black, Prussian blue

Abstract

Pseudoxanthomatous salpingitis (PXS) is a rare condition which is characterized by the presence of pigment-laden histiocytes within the lamina propria of the fallopian tube. Till date, less than 30 cases of have been reported in the literature. Herein, we report an incidentally detected case of PXS. PXS has been linked with ovarian endometriosis. The pathogenesis of PXS is unclear but it might be a response by the macrophages to haemorrhage in the lumen of the fallopian tube. The importance of knowing about this entity lies in the fact that it can be preoperatively diagnosed as adnexal neoplasm sometimes mistakenly.

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