Preferred Label : serous cystadenoma;
RADLEX synonyms : glycogen-rich cystadenoma; microcystic adenoma; serous microcystic neoplasm;
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];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0206709;
Origin ID : RID4169;
UMLS CUI : C0206709;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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]
