Question 585
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":2930,"text":"cervix"},{"id":2931,"text":"Fallopian tube"},{"id":2932,"text":"ovary"},{"id":2933,"text":"peritoneal cavity"},{"id":2934,"text":"uterine cornu"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":2931,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eIn the vast majority of cases, the ectopic implantation site is within a Fallopian tube:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tubal-ectopic-pregnancy\"\u003etubal ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: 93-97%\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/ampullary-ectopic\"\u003eampullary ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: most common ~70% of tubal ectopics and ~65% of all ectopics\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/isthmal-ectopic\"\u003eisthmal ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: ~12% of tubal ectopics and ~11% of all ectopics\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/fimbrial-ectopic\"\u003efimbrial ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: ~11% of tubal ectopics and ~10% of all ectopics\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/interstitial-ectopic-pregnancy\"\u003einterstitial ectopic\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;/\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/interstitial-ectopic-pregnancy\"\u003ecornual ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: 3-4%; also essentially a type of tubal ectopic\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/ovarian-ectopic-pregnancy-1\"\u003eovarian ectopic\u003c/a\u003e:\u0026nbsp;ovarian pregnancy; 0.5-1%\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/cervical-ectopic-pregnancy\"\u003ecervical ectopic\u003c/a\u003e:\u0026nbsp;cervical pregnancy; rare \u0026lt;1%\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/scar-ectopic\"\u003escar ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: site of previous Caesarian section scar; rare\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/abdominal-ectopic\"\u003eabdominal ectopic\u003c/a\u003e: rare; ~1.4%\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","id":585,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2765","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/ectopic-pregnancy/questions/24","relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhere is the most common location of an ectopic pregnancy?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/585"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"2934","percentage":4},{"alternativeId":"2932","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"2930","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"2933","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"2931","percentage":92}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"ectopic-pregnancy"}