Diseases

Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma

A malignant cystic or semisolid tumor most often occurring in the ovary. Rarely, one is solid. This tumor may develop from a mucinous cystadenoma, or it may be malignant at the onset. The cysts are lined with tall columnar epithelial cells; in others, the epithelium consists of many layers of cells that have lost normal structure entirely. In the more undifferentiated tumors, one may see sheets and nests of tumor cells that have very little resemblance to the parent structure. (Hughes, Obstetric-Gynecologic Terminology, 1972, p184)

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A malignant cystic or semisolid tumor most often occurring in the ovary. Rarely, one is solid. This tumor may develop from a mucinous cystadenoma, or it may be malignant at the onset. The cysts are lined with tall columnar epithelial cells; in others, the epithelium consists of many layers of cells that have lost normal structure entirely. In the more undifferentiated tumors, one may see sheets and nests of tumor cells that have very little resemblance to the parent structure. (Hughes, Obstetric-Gynecologic Terminology, 1972, p184)

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  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous
  • Cystadenocarcinomas, Mucinous
  • Mucinous Cystadenocarcinomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

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  • Cystadenocarcinoma (1966-1993)
  • Cystadenoma (1969-1979)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018282. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018282
  2. Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucinous_cystadenocarcinoma
  3. Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6931140