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'''Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary''', also '''ovarian mucinous cystadenoma''', is a common benign [[ovarian tumours|ovarian tumour]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Common.<ref>{{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> | |||
*Benign. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Usually multiloculated. | |||
*May be very large large.<ref name=pmid22283565>{{Cite journal | last1 = Leys | first1 = CM. | last2 = Gasior | first2 = AC. | last3 = Hornberger | first3 = LL. | last4 = St Peter | first4 = SD. | title = Laparoscopic resection of massive ovarian mucinous cystadenoma. | journal = J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A | volume = 22 | issue = 3 | pages = 307-10 | month = Apr | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1089/lap.2011.0435 | PMID = 22283565 }}</ref> | |||
*No solid areas. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Cysts lined by a simple mucinous epithelium. | |||
*No cytologic atypia. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Seromucinous borderline tumour of the ovary]]. | |||
*[[Mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Ovarian tumours]]. | |||
*[[Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Ovarian tumours]]. | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||