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| IHC        =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| Molecular  = +/-[[KRAS mutation]]
| IF        =
| IF        =
| Gross      = multiloculated cystic lesion, thin cyst walls/no solid areas
| Gross      = multiloculated cystic lesion, thin cyst walls/no solid areas
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Note:
Note:
*A borderline component may be present but '''must be <10%''' of the tumour.<ref name=Ref_GP>{{Ref GP|416}}</ref>
*A borderline component may be present but ''must be <10%'' of the tumour.<ref name=Ref_GP>{{Ref GP|416}}</ref>
**Lesions with <10% borderline component are known as ''mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with focal proliferation'' or ''mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with focal atypia''.
**Lesions with <10% borderline component are known as ''mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with focal proliferation'' or ''mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with focal atypia''.


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Image: Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma - a3- very high mag.jpg | OMC - very high mag.
Image: Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma - a3- very high mag.jpg | OMC - very high mag.
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==Molecular==
*[[KRAS mutation]]s common ~ 56% of mucinous cystadenomas in one series.<ref name=pmid9118042>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cuatrecasas | first1 = M. | last2 = Villanueva | first2 = A. | last3 = Matias-Guiu | first3 = X. | last4 = Prat | first4 = J. | title = K-ras mutations in mucinous ovarian tumors: a clinicopathologic and molecular study of 95 cases. | journal = Cancer | volume = 79 | issue = 8 | pages = 1581-6 | month = Apr | year = 1997 | doi =  | PMID = 9118042 }}</ref>


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Left Ovarian Cyst, Excision:
Left Ovarian Cyst, Excision:
- Mucinous cystadenoma.
- Mucinous cystadenoma.
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===Mucinous cystadenoma with focal proliferation===
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Left Ovarian Cyst, Excision:
- Mucinous cystadenoma with focal proliferation, see comment.
Comment:
The proliferative component is less than 10% of the lesion.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Ovarian tumours]].
*[[Ovarian tumours]].
*[[Mucinous ovarian tumours]].
*[[Mucinous cystadenoma]].
*[[Mucinous cystadenoma]].
*[[Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix]].
*[[Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix]].
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