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Mucinous ovarian cystadenoma

MedGen UID:
91088
•Concept ID:
C0346172
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Mucinous Cystadenoma of Ovary; benign mucinous cystadenoma of ovary; Benign Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Ovary; benign mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary; Benign Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma; benign ovarian mucinous cystadenoma; Mucinous cystadenoma of ovary; Mucinous Cystadenoma of Ovary; mucinous cystadenoma of ovary; Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Ovary; mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary; mucinous ovarian cystadenoma; Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma; ovarian mucinous cystadenoma; ovary mucinous cystadenoma
SNOMED CT: Mucinous cystadenoma of ovary (119422004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002583

Definition

A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of cystic structures lined by mucinous columnar epithelial cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMucinous ovarian cystadenoma

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PubMed

Adnexal masses during pregnancy: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Cathcart AM, Nezhat FR, Emerson J, Pejovic T, Nezhat CH, Nezhat CR
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jun;228(6):601-612. Epub 2022 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.1291. PMID: 36410423
Hepatic Cysts: Reappraisal of the Classification, Terminology, Differential Diagnosis, and Clinicopathologic Characteristics in 258 Cases.
Armutlu A, Quigley B, Choi H, Basturk O, Akkas G, Pehlivanoglu B, Memis B, Jang KT, Erkan M, Erkan B, Balci S, Saka B, Bagci P, Farris AB, Kooby DA, Martin D, Kalb B, Maithel SK, Sarmiento J, Reid MD, Adsay NV
Am J Surg Pathol 2022 Sep 1;46(9):1219-1233. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001930. PMID: 35778790
Mucinous tumors of the ovary: current thoughts on diagnosis and management.
Brown J, Frumovitz M
Curr Oncol Rep 2014 Jun;16(6):389. doi: 10.1007/s11912-014-0389-x. PMID: 24777667Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intraoperative predictors of appendiceal abnormalities in patients with mucinous ovarian neoplasms.
Lavecchia M, Dubey A, Jimenez W, Reade CJ, Salehi A, Yang I, Eiriksson LR
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jan;164(1):249-254. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15008. PMID: 37485684

Diagnosis

Abnormal iodine-131 uptake in a benign mucinous ovarian cystadenoma mimicking struma ovarii.
Morel O, Rohmer V, Girault S, Muratet JP, Berthelot C, Jallet P
Clin Nucl Med 2007 Jan;32(1):64-6. doi: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000249548.55877.3d. PMID: 17179812

Prognosis

Intraoperative predictors of appendiceal abnormalities in patients with mucinous ovarian neoplasms.
Lavecchia M, Dubey A, Jimenez W, Reade CJ, Salehi A, Yang I, Eiriksson LR
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jan;164(1):249-254. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15008. PMID: 37485684

Clinical prediction guides

Intraoperative predictors of appendiceal abnormalities in patients with mucinous ovarian neoplasms.
Lavecchia M, Dubey A, Jimenez W, Reade CJ, Salehi A, Yang I, Eiriksson LR
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jan;164(1):249-254. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15008. PMID: 37485684
An unexpected death due to massive ascites and a giant mucinous ovarian cystadenoma.
Kashiwagi M, Takayama M, Sugimura T, Matsusue A, Hara K, Waters B, Kubo SI
Leg Med (Tokyo) 2016 Nov;23:1-4. Epub 2016 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2016.08.008. PMID: 27890095
Lectin histochemistry in mucinous and serous ovarian neoplasms.
Sasano H, Saito Y, Nagura H, Kudo R, Rojas M, Silverberg SG
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1991;10(3):252-9. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199107000-00004. PMID: 1655666

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