Preferred Label : mucinous cystic neoplasm;
RADLEX synonyms : mucinous cystadenocarcinoma; mucinous macrocystic neoplasm; macrocystic adenoma;
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];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0206699;
Origin ID : RID4164;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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]
