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#redirect [[Ovarian_tumours#Serous_cystadenoma_of_the_ovary]]
'''Serous cystadenoma of the ovary''' is a common benign finding in the [[ovary]].


It is also known as ''ovarian [[serous cystadenoma]]''.  It is unrelated the the [[pancreatic serous cystadenoma]]. 
'''Serous cystadenofibroma''' and '''adenofibroma''' can be considered variants, and are also dealt with in this article.
==General==
*Benign.
*Very common.
*'''Not''' related to the [[serous cystadenoma of the pancreas]].
*Thought to arise from a ''cortical inclusion cyst'' that has undergone Muellerian metaplasia<ref name=pmid11207821>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Feeley | first1 = KM. | last2 = Wells | first2 = M. | title = Precursor lesions of ovarian epithelial malignancy. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 38 | issue = 2 | pages = 87-95 | month = Feb | year = 2001 | doi =  | PMID = 11207821 }}</ref><ref name=pmid19360296>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Okamoto | first1 = S. | last2 = Okamoto | first2 = A. | last3 = Nikaido | first3 = T. | last4 = Saito | first4 = M. | last5 = Takao | first5 = M. | last6 = Yanaihara | first6 = N. | last7 = Takakura | first7 = S. | last8 = Ochiai | first8 = K. | last9 = Tanaka | first9 = T. | title = Mesenchymal to epithelial transition in the human ovarian surface epithelium focusing on inclusion cysts. | journal = Oncol Rep | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 1209-14 | month = May | year = 2009 | doi =  | PMID = 19360296 }}</ref> - see [[mesothelial inclusion cyst]].
==Gross==
*Usually unilocular.
==Microscopic==
Features:
*Simple epithelium with cilia - '''key feature'''.
**Cell morphology: columnar, cuboidal or flatted.
Note:
*May have calcifications - uncommon.<ref name=pmid15834205>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Okada | first1 = S. | last2 = Ohaki | first2 = Y. | last3 = Inoue | first3 = K. | last4 = Kawamura | first4 = T. | last5 = Hayashi | first5 = T. | last6 = Kato | first6 = T. | last7 = Kumazaki | first7 = T. | title = Calcifications in mucinous and serous cystic ovarian tumors. | journal = J Nippon Med Sch | volume = 72 | issue = 1 | pages = 29-33 | month = Feb | year = 2005 | doi =  | PMID = 15834205 | URL = https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnms/72/1/72_1_29/_pdf }}</ref>
DDx:
*Cortical inclusion cyst - see ''[[mesothelial inclusion cyst]]''.
*[[Ovarian serous borderline tumour]].
Note - the following may be lumped with this entity:
*Serous cystadenofibroma.
*Adenofibroma.
==Sign out==
<pre>
OVARY, LEFT, CYSTECTOMY:
- BENIGN SEROUS CYSTADENOMA.
</pre>
<pre>
FALLOPIAN TUBE AND OVARY, LEFT, UNILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHERECTOMY:
- OVARY WITH BENIGN SEROUS CYSTADENOFIBROMA.
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
</pre>
==See also==
*[[Ovarian tumours]].
*[[Pancreatic serous cystadenoma]].
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
[[Category:Ovarian tumours]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]

Revision as of 12:00, 9 December 2013

Serous cystadenoma of the ovary is a common benign finding in the ovary.

It is also known as ovarian serous cystadenoma. It is unrelated the the pancreatic serous cystadenoma.

Serous cystadenofibroma and adenofibroma can be considered variants, and are also dealt with in this article.

General

Gross

  • Usually unilocular.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Simple epithelium with cilia - key feature.
    • Cell morphology: columnar, cuboidal or flatted.

Note:

  • May have calcifications - uncommon.[3]

DDx:

Note - the following may be lumped with this entity:

  • Serous cystadenofibroma.
  • Adenofibroma.

Sign out

OVARY, LEFT, CYSTECTOMY:
- BENIGN SEROUS CYSTADENOMA.

FALLOPIAN TUBE AND OVARY, LEFT, UNILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHERECTOMY:
- OVARY WITH BENIGN SEROUS CYSTADENOFIBROMA.
- FALLOPIAN TUBE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Feeley, KM.; Wells, M. (Feb 2001). "Precursor lesions of ovarian epithelial malignancy.". Histopathology 38 (2): 87-95. PMID 11207821.
  2. ↑ Okamoto, S.; Okamoto, A.; Nikaido, T.; Saito, M.; Takao, M.; Yanaihara, N.; Takakura, S.; Ochiai, K. et al. (May 2009). "Mesenchymal to epithelial transition in the human ovarian surface epithelium focusing on inclusion cysts.". Oncol Rep 21 (5): 1209-14. PMID 19360296.
  3. ↑ Okada, S.; Ohaki, Y.; Inoue, K.; Kawamura, T.; Hayashi, T.; Kato, T.; Kumazaki, T. (Feb 2005). "Calcifications in mucinous and serous cystic ovarian tumors.". J Nippon Med Sch 72 (1): 29-33. PMID 15834205.
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