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Malignant ovarian cyst

MedGen UID:
116000
•Concept ID:
C0235770
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Malignant Ovarian Cyst; malignant ovarian cyst; malignant ovarian cyst (disease); ovarian cyst (disease), malignant
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002224

Definition

A cystic cancerous tumor arising from the ovary. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant ovarian cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Detecting ovarian disorders in primary care.
Oliver A, Overton C
Practitioner 2014 Mar;258(1769):15-9, 2. PMID: 24791406

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Detecting ovarian disorders in primary care.
Oliver A, Overton C
Practitioner 2014 Mar;258(1769):15-9, 2. PMID: 24791406
Diagnostic performance of the biomarkers HE4 and CA125 in type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancer.
Kristjansdottir B, Levan K, Partheen K, Sundfeldt K
Gynecol Oncol 2013 Oct;131(1):52-8. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.094. PMID: 23891789
Sonographic assessment of non-malignant ovarian cysts: does sonohistology exist?
de Kroon CD, van der Sandt HA, van Houwelingen JC, Jansen FW
Hum Reprod 2004 Sep;19(9):2138-43. Epub 2004 Jun 10 doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh353. PMID: 15192068
The case against aspirating ovarian cysts.
Trimbos JB, Hacker NF
Cancer 1993 Aug 1;72(3):828-31. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930801)72:3<828::aid-cncr2820720331>3.0.co;2-t. PMID: 8334637

Diagnosis

Detecting ovarian disorders in primary care.
Oliver A, Overton C
Practitioner 2014 Mar;258(1769):15-9, 2. PMID: 24791406
Diagnostic performance of the biomarkers HE4 and CA125 in type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancer.
Kristjansdottir B, Levan K, Partheen K, Sundfeldt K
Gynecol Oncol 2013 Oct;131(1):52-8. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.094. PMID: 23891789
Apolipoprotein concentrations are elevated in malignant ovarian cyst fluids suggesting that lipoprotein metabolism is dysregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Podzielinski I, Saunders BA, Kimbler KD, Branscum AJ, Fung ET, DePriest PD, van Nagell JR, Ueland FR, Baron AT
Cancer Invest 2013 May;31(4):258-72. doi: 10.3109/07357907.2013.789896. PMID: 23627408
Pre and intraoperative diagnosis of ovarian tumours: how accurate are we?
Lim FK, Yeoh CL, Chong SM, Arulkumaran S
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1997 May;37(2):223-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1997.tb02259.x. PMID: 9222473
The case against aspirating ovarian cysts.
Trimbos JB, Hacker NF
Cancer 1993 Aug 1;72(3):828-31. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930801)72:3<828::aid-cncr2820720331>3.0.co;2-t. PMID: 8334637

Therapy

Diagnostic performance of the biomarkers HE4 and CA125 in type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancer.
Kristjansdottir B, Levan K, Partheen K, Sundfeldt K
Gynecol Oncol 2013 Oct;131(1):52-8. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.094. PMID: 23891789
The case against aspirating ovarian cysts.
Trimbos JB, Hacker NF
Cancer 1993 Aug 1;72(3):828-31. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930801)72:3<828::aid-cncr2820720331>3.0.co;2-t. PMID: 8334637

Prognosis

Strategic steps for advanced molecular imaging with magnetic resonance-based diagnostic modalities.
Belkic D, Belkic K
Technol Cancer Res Treat 2015 Feb;14(1):119-42. Epub 2014 Nov 16 doi: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500401. PMID: 24354757
Pre and intraoperative diagnosis of ovarian tumours: how accurate are we?
Lim FK, Yeoh CL, Chong SM, Arulkumaran S
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1997 May;37(2):223-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1997.tb02259.x. PMID: 9222473
The case against aspirating ovarian cysts.
Trimbos JB, Hacker NF
Cancer 1993 Aug 1;72(3):828-31. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930801)72:3<828::aid-cncr2820720331>3.0.co;2-t. PMID: 8334637

Clinical prediction guides

Pre and intraoperative diagnosis of ovarian tumours: how accurate are we?
Lim FK, Yeoh CL, Chong SM, Arulkumaran S
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1997 May;37(2):223-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1997.tb02259.x. PMID: 9222473
Placental protein 5 in benign and malignant ovarian cyst fluids.
Than G, Seppälä M, Csaba I, Iino K, Briese V
Tumour Biol 1987;8(4):230-1. doi: 10.1159/000217526. PMID: 3448769

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