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Ovarian mucinous tumor

MedGen UID:
235419
•Concept ID:
C1335168
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Mucinous Neoplasm of Ovary; mucinous neoplasm of ovary; Mucinous neoplasm of the ovary; Mucinous Neoplasm of the Ovary; mucinous neoplasm of the ovary; Mucinous Tumor of Ovary; mucinous tumor of ovary; Mucinous Tumor of the Ovary; mucinous tumor of the ovary; mucinous tumour of ovary; mucinous tumour of the ovary; Ovarian Mucinous Neoplasm; ovarian mucinous neoplasm; Ovarian Mucinous Tumor; ovarian mucinous tumor; Ovarian mucinous tumour; ovarian mucinous tumour
 
HPO: HP:0031494
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003756

Definition

Ovarian mucinous neoplasms consist of borderline tumors (tumors of low malignant potential, or LMP tumors), intraepithelial (non-invasive) carcinoma, and invasive carcinoma. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Retrospective Study of the Epidemiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Management in Patients With Mucinous Ovarian Tumors.
Zhang Y, Li C, Luo S, Su Y, Gang X, Chu P, Zhang J, Wu H, Liu G
Technol Cancer Res Treat 2020 Jan-Dec;19:1533033820946423. doi: 10.1177/1533033820946423. PMID: 32783505Free PMC Article
Mucinous borderline ovarian tumors: points of general agreement and persistent controversies regarding nomenclature, diagnostic criteria, and behavior.
Ronnett BM, Kajdacsy-Balla A, Gilks CB, Merino MJ, Silva E, Werness BA, Young RH
Hum Pathol 2004 Aug;35(8):949-60. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.03.006. PMID: 15297962

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical staging of apparent early-stage ovarian mucinous carcinoma.
Yuan Z, Zhang Y, Cao D, Shen K
World J Surg Oncol 2022 Sep 24;20(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s12957-022-02758-0. PMID: 36153622Free PMC Article
Adnexal Torsion Due to Borderline Mucinous Tumor of the Gonad in a Prepubertal Girl with Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis (45,X/46,XY) and a Turner Phenotype.
Grenvik JM, Keenahan L, Adeyemi-Fowode O
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2022 Aug;35(4):492-495. Epub 2022 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.01.002. PMID: 35045325
Gross mucinous multinodular appearance aids in the identification of ovarian metastases in low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms during intraoperative consultation.
Yoshida H, Tanaka H, Tsukada T, Abeto N, Kobayashi-Kato M, Tanase Y, Uno M, Ishikawa M, Kato T
Ann Diagn Pathol 2021 Feb;50:151641. Epub 2020 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151641. PMID: 33189966
Diagnostic Discordance in Intraoperative Frozen Section Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumors: A Literature Review and Analysis of 871 Cases Treated at a Japanese Cancer Center.
Yoshida H, Tanaka H, Tsukada T, Abeto N, Kobayashi-Kato M, Tanase Y, Uno M, Ishikawa M, Kato T
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Feb;29(1):30-38. Epub 2020 Sep 21 doi: 10.1177/1066896920960518. PMID: 32955372
Follistatin is a novel biomarker for lung adenocarcinoma in humans.
Chen F, Ren P, Feng Y, Liu H, Sun Y, Liu Z, Ge J, Cui X
PLoS One 2014;9(10):e111398. Epub 2014 Oct 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111398. PMID: 25347573Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Borderline Brenner Tumor of the Ovary Coexisting With an Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma With Focal Atypical Epithelial Proliferation: A Rare Case With Review of the Literature.
Salibay CJ, Zanfagnin V, Miller H, Walia S, Brunette LL, Wang T
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Oct;29(7):788-793. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1177/1066896921999459. PMID: 33635096
Gross mucinous multinodular appearance aids in the identification of ovarian metastases in low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms during intraoperative consultation.
Yoshida H, Tanaka H, Tsukada T, Abeto N, Kobayashi-Kato M, Tanase Y, Uno M, Ishikawa M, Kato T
Ann Diagn Pathol 2021 Feb;50:151641. Epub 2020 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151641. PMID: 33189966
Diagnostic Discordance in Intraoperative Frozen Section Diagnosis of Ovarian Tumors: A Literature Review and Analysis of 871 Cases Treated at a Japanese Cancer Center.
Yoshida H, Tanaka H, Tsukada T, Abeto N, Kobayashi-Kato M, Tanase Y, Uno M, Ishikawa M, Kato T
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Feb;29(1):30-38. Epub 2020 Sep 21 doi: 10.1177/1066896920960518. PMID: 32955372
Retrospective Study of the Epidemiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Management in Patients With Mucinous Ovarian Tumors.
Zhang Y, Li C, Luo S, Su Y, Gang X, Chu P, Zhang J, Wu H, Liu G
Technol Cancer Res Treat 2020 Jan-Dec;19:1533033820946423. doi: 10.1177/1533033820946423. PMID: 32783505Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Ovarian Metastasis from Colorectal and Pancreatobiliary Carcinomas Mimicking Primary Ovarian Mucinous Tumor.
Park CK, Kim HS
Anticancer Res 2018 Sep;38(9):5465-5473. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12879. PMID: 30194204

Prognosis

Borderline Brenner Tumor of the Ovary Coexisting With an Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma With Focal Atypical Epithelial Proliferation: A Rare Case With Review of the Literature.
Salibay CJ, Zanfagnin V, Miller H, Walia S, Brunette LL, Wang T
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Oct;29(7):788-793. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1177/1066896921999459. PMID: 33635096
Retrospective Study of the Epidemiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Management in Patients With Mucinous Ovarian Tumors.
Zhang Y, Li C, Luo S, Su Y, Gang X, Chu P, Zhang J, Wu H, Liu G
Technol Cancer Res Treat 2020 Jan-Dec;19:1533033820946423. doi: 10.1177/1533033820946423. PMID: 32783505Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Ovarian Metastasis from Colorectal and Pancreatobiliary Carcinomas Mimicking Primary Ovarian Mucinous Tumor.
Park CK, Kim HS
Anticancer Res 2018 Sep;38(9):5465-5473. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12879. PMID: 30194204
Association of pancreatic adenocarcinoma up-regulated factor expression in ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma with poor prognosis.
Kim SK, Song SY, Kim S, Cho NH, Yim GW, Kim SW, Kim YT, Nam EJ
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(8):5103-10. Epub 2014 Jul 15 PMID: 25197383Free PMC Article
Neuroendocrine carcinoma arising in an ovarian mucinous cystadenoma.
Jones K, Diaz JA, Donner LR
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1996 Apr;15(2):167-70. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199604000-00012. PMID: 8786207

Clinical prediction guides

Ovarian Mucinous Tumor Presenting Atypical Lobular Endocervical Glandular Hyperplasia-Like Appearance in a Patient With Germline STK11 p.F354L Variant: A Case Report.
Yoshida H, Hiranuma K, Nakahara M, Kobayashi-Kato M, Tanase Y, Uno M, Shiraishi K, Ishikawa M, Kato T
Int J Surg Pathol 2024 Apr;32(2):394-400. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1177/10668969231177256. PMID: 37226494
A giant ovarian mucinous tumor in a 58-year-old postmenopausal patient with persistent abdominal pain and high serum levels of CA 19-9.
Mulita F, Oikonomou N, Tchabashvili L, Liolis E, Kehagias I
Pan Afr Med J 2020;37:76. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.76.25932. PMID: 33244339Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Ovarian Metastasis from Colorectal and Pancreatobiliary Carcinomas Mimicking Primary Ovarian Mucinous Tumor.
Park CK, Kim HS
Anticancer Res 2018 Sep;38(9):5465-5473. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12879. PMID: 30194204
Association of pancreatic adenocarcinoma up-regulated factor expression in ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma with poor prognosis.
Kim SK, Song SY, Kim S, Cho NH, Yim GW, Kim SW, Kim YT, Nam EJ
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(8):5103-10. Epub 2014 Jul 15 PMID: 25197383Free PMC Article
Unique features and insights from mucinous tumors of ovary in childhood: clinicopathological study of 15 cases including four premenarchal cases.
Fan R
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2014 Jun;33(3):166-75. Epub 2014 Feb 27 doi: 10.3109/15513815.2014.888111. PMID: 24575832

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