Difference between revisions of "Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary"
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Common.<ref name=pmid22246404>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pongsuvareeyakul | first1 = T. | last2 = Khunamornpong | first2 = S. | last3 = Settakorn | first3 = J. | last4 = Sukpan | first4 = K. | last5 = Suprasert | first5 = P. | last6 = Siriaunkgul | first6 = S. | title = Accuracy of frozen-section diagnosis of ovarian mucinous tumors. | journal = Int J Gynecol Cancer | volume = 22 | issue = 3 | pages = 400-6 | month = Mar | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31823dc328 | PMID = 22246404 }}</ref> | *Common.<ref name=pmid22246404>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pongsuvareeyakul | first1 = T. | last2 = Khunamornpong | first2 = S. | last3 = Settakorn | first3 = J. | last4 = Sukpan | first4 = K. | last5 = Suprasert | first5 = P. | last6 = Siriaunkgul | first6 = S. | title = Accuracy of frozen-section diagnosis of ovarian mucinous tumors. | journal = Int J Gynecol Cancer | volume = 22 | issue = 3 | pages = 400-6 | month = Mar | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31823dc328 | PMID = 22246404 }}</ref> | ||
**Approximately 80% of all mucinous ovarian tumours.<ref name=pmid15626914>{{cite journal |author=Hart WR |title=Mucinous tumors of the ovary: a review |journal=Int. J. Gynecol. Pathol. |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=4–25 |year=2005 |month=January |pmid=15626914 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 9 May 2014
| Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary | |
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| Diagnosis in short | |
 Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma. H&E stain. | |
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| LM | cysts lined by a simple mucinous epithelium, no cytologic atypia |
| LM DDx | seromucinous borderline tumour of the ovary, mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary |
| Gross | multiloculated cystic lesion, thin cyst walls/no solid areas |
| Site | ovary - see ovarian tumours |
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| Prevalence | common |
| Prognosis | benign |
| Treatment | cystectomy/oophorectomy |
Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary, also ovarian mucinous cystadenoma, is a common benign ovarian tumour.
It is unrelated to mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix.
General
Gross
- Usually multiloculated.
- May be very large large.[3]
- No solid areas/thin cyst walls.
Microscopic
Features:
- Cysts lined by a simple mucinous epithelium.
- No cytologic atypia.
DDx:
Images
OMC - low mag.
OMC - low mag.
OMC - intermed. mag.
OMC - high mag.
OMC - intermed. mag.
OMC - high mag.
OMC - high mag.
OMC - very high mag.
See also
References
- ↑ Pongsuvareeyakul, T.; Khunamornpong, S.; Settakorn, J.; Sukpan, K.; Suprasert, P.; Siriaunkgul, S. (Mar 2012). "Accuracy of frozen-section diagnosis of ovarian mucinous tumors.". Int J Gynecol Cancer 22 (3): 400-6. doi:10.1097/IGC.0b013e31823dc328. PMID 22246404.
- ↑ Hart WR (January 2005). "Mucinous tumors of the ovary: a review". Int. J. Gynecol. Pathol. 24 (1): 4–25. PMID 15626914.
- ↑ Leys, CM.; Gasior, AC.; Hornberger, LL.; St Peter, SD. (Apr 2012). "Laparoscopic resection of massive ovarian mucinous cystadenoma.". J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 22 (3): 307-10. doi:10.1089/lap.2011.0435. PMID 22283565.
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