Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is a type of tumor in the cystadenocarcinoma grouping.

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
SpecialtyOncology 

It can occur in the breast[1] as well as in the ovary.[2] Tumors are normally multilocular with various smooth, thin walled cysts. Within the cysts is found a haemorrhagic or cellular debris.[2]

References

  1. Honma N, Sakamoto G, Ikenaga M, Kuroiwa K, Younes M, Takubo K (August 2003). "Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 127 (8): 1031–3. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2003)127<1031:MCOTBA>2.0.CO;2 (inactive 2019-06-03). PMID 12873181.
  2. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mucinous-cystadenocarcinoma-of-ovary
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