NCIt synonyms : Endometrioid Carcinoma of the Ovary; Endometrioid Cancer of the Ovary; Ovarian Endometrioid Cancer; Endometrioid Cancer of Ovary; Endometrioid Carcinoma of Ovary; Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Ovary; Ovarian Endometrioid Carcinoma; Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of Ovary;
NCIt definition : An endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from the ovary. It comprises 10% to 25% of
all primary ovarian carcinomas. Grossly, endometrioid carcinoma may present as a cystic
or solid mass. Microscopically, the tumor greatly resembles the appearance of the
ordinary type of endometrial adenocarcinoma. As a group, endometrioid carcinoma has
a prognosis twice as good as that of serous or mucinous carcinoma.;