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*In ''serous borderline tumours'', ''micropapillae'' are thought to have significance -- assoc. with increased risk of distant recurrence<ref>LAE. 19 February 2009.</ref><ref name=pmid15897738>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15897738 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15897738]. Accessed on: 7 April 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Piura B, Rabinovich A, Yanai-Inbar I |title=Micropapillary serous carcinoma of the ovary: case report and review of literature |journal=Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=374–6 |year=2000 |pmid=11055486 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - though is disputed.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Prat J, De Nictolis M |title=Serous borderline tumors of the ovary: a long-term follow-up study of 137 cases, including 18 with a micropapillary pattern and 20 with microinvasion |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=26 |issue=9 |pages=1111-28 |year=2002 |month=September |pmid=12218568 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0147-5185&volume=26&issue=9&spage=1111}}</ref> | *In ''serous borderline tumours'', ''micropapillae'' are thought to have significance -- assoc. with increased risk of distant recurrence<ref>LAE. 19 February 2009.</ref><ref name=pmid15897738>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15897738 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15897738]. Accessed on: 7 April 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Piura B, Rabinovich A, Yanai-Inbar I |title=Micropapillary serous carcinoma of the ovary: case report and review of literature |journal=Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=374–6 |year=2000 |pmid=11055486 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - though is disputed.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Prat J, De Nictolis M |title=Serous borderline tumors of the ovary: a long-term follow-up study of 137 cases, including 18 with a micropapillary pattern and 20 with microinvasion |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=26 |issue=9 |pages=1111-28 |year=2002 |month=September |pmid=12218568 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0147-5185&volume=26&issue=9&spage=1111}}</ref> | ||
*Psammoma bodies may be seen in [[endosalpingiosis]].<ref name=pmid1774734>{{cite journal |author=Hallman KB, Nahhas WA, Connelly PJ |title=Endosalpingiosis as a source of psammoma bodies in a Papanicolaou smear. A case report |journal=J Reprod Med |volume=36 |issue=9 |pages=675–8 |year=1991 |month=September |pmid=1774734 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Psammoma bodies may be seen in [[endosalpingiosis]].<ref name=pmid1774734>{{cite journal |author=Hallman KB, Nahhas WA, Connelly PJ |title=Endosalpingiosis as a source of psammoma bodies in a Papanicolaou smear. A case report |journal=J Reprod Med |volume=36 |issue=9 |pages=675–8 |year=1991 |month=September |pmid=1774734 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Serous cystadenoma of the ovary== | |||
*[[AKA]] ''ovarian serous cystadenoma''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
*Very common. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Usually unilocular. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Simple epithelium with cilia - '''key feature'''. | |||
**Cell morphology: columnar, cuboidal or flatted. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Serous cystadenoma fibroma. | |||
==Seromucinous borderline tumor of the ovary== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Rare. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Mucin-filled cysts. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://alf3.urz.unibas.ch/pathopic/e/getpic-fra.cfm?id=009520 Seromucinous borderline tumor of the ovary (unibas.ch)]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
#Simple mucinous epithelium - endocervical type.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shappell | first1 = HW. | last2 = Riopel | first2 = MA. | last3 = Smith Sehdev | first3 = AE. | last4 = Ronnett | first4 = BM. | last5 = Kurman | first5 = RJ. | title = Diagnostic criteria and behavior of ovarian seromucinous (endocervical-type mucinous and mixed cell-type) tumors: atypical proliferative (borderline) tumors, intraepithelial, microinvasive, and invasive carcinomas. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 26 | issue = 12 | pages = 1529-41 | month = Dec | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12459620 }}</ref> | |||
#*Tall columnar epithelium with apical pale cytoplasm. | |||
#Simple serous epithelium - with cilia. | |||
==Mucinous tumours== | ==Mucinous tumours== | ||