Preferred Label : cystadenocarcinoma, mucinous;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : cystadenocarcinomas, mucinous; mucinous cystadenocarcinomas; mucinous cystadenocarcinoma;
MeSH annotation : /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with precoord
organ/neopl term (IM); coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term;
Origin ID : D018282;
UMLS CUI : C0206699;
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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)
