Preferred Label : cystadenoma, serous;
MeSH definition : A cystic tumor of the ovary, containing thin, clear, yellow serous fluid and varying
amounts of solid tissue, with a malignant potential several times greater than that
of mucinous cystadenoma (CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS). It can be unilocular, parvilocular,
or multilocular. It is often bilateral and papillary. The cysts may vary greatly in
size. (Dorland, 27th ed; from Hughes, Obstetric-Gynecologic Terminology, 1972);
MeSH synonym : serous cystadenomas; cystadenomas, serous; serous cystadenoma;
MeSH annotation : /blood supply /chem /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with probably OVARIAN
NEOPLASMS (IM); coordinate with probably OVARIAN NEOPLASMS (IM);
Origin ID : D018293;
UMLS CUI : C0206709;
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A cystic tumor of the ovary, containing thin, clear, yellow serous fluid and varying
amounts of solid tissue, with a malignant potential several times greater than that
of mucinous cystadenoma (CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS). It can be unilocular, parvilocular,
or multilocular. It is often bilateral and papillary. The cysts may vary greatly in
size. (Dorland, 27th ed; from Hughes, Obstetric-Gynecologic Terminology, 1972)