NCIt synonyms : Malignant Neoplasm of Ovary; Cancer of Ovary; Malignant Ovarian Tumor; Malignant Tumor of Ovary; Cancer of the Ovary; Malignant Tumor of the Ovary; Malignant Neoplasm of the Ovary;
NCIt related terms : Ovarian Cancer; Ovarian cancer, NOS; Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary;
NCIt definition : A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the ovary. Most primary malignant
ovarian neoplasms are either carcinomas (serous, mucinous, or endometrioid adenocarcinomas)
or malignant germ cell tumors. Metastatic malignant neoplasms to the ovary include
carcinomas, lymphomas, and melanomas.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive
glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian
epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary)
or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000445074; 10033272; C56.9;