Ovarian tumours: Difference between revisions
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** Pseudomyxoma peritonei, usu. [[appendix|appendiceal]] origin. | ** Pseudomyxoma peritonei, usu. [[appendix|appendiceal]] origin. | ||
** Krukenberg tumour = [[signet ring cell]] cancer with mucin production of GI origin. | ** Krukenberg tumour = [[signet ring cell]] cancer with mucin production of GI origin. | ||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Predominantly surface involvement and nodular at low power. | |||
*Signet ring cells (suggestive of GI or breast primary). | |||
*Lymphovascular invasion. | |||
===Mucinous carcinoma - [[GI tract]] metastasis vs. primary ovarian=== | ===Mucinous carcinoma - [[GI tract]] metastasis vs. primary ovarian=== | ||