If fallopian tube cancer spreads

Cancer cells can spread from the fallopian tube to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.

Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your healthcare team plan your treatment and future care. If fallopian tube cancer spreads, it can spread to the following:

• peritoneum (the membrane that lines the walls of the abdomen and pelvis, and covers and supports most of the abdominal organs)
• ovary
• uterus
• lymph nodes
• liver
• lungs
• brain
• bone
• kidneys

Metastasis to the fallopian tubes is most often from cancers of the ovary or uterus.