Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous
"Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malignant cystic or semicystic neoplasm. It often occurs in the ovary and usually bilaterally. The external surface is usually covered with papillary excrescences. Microscopically, the papillary patterns are predominantly epithelial overgrowths with differentiated and undifferentiated papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma cells. Psammoma bodies may be present. The tumor generally adheres to surrounding structures and produces ascites. (From Hughes, Obstetric-Gynecologic Terminology, 1972, p185)
| Descriptor ID |
D018284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.480.240 C04.557.470.590.480.240
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| Concept/Terms |
Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous
- Cystadenocarcinomas, Serous
- Serous Cystadenocarcinoma
- Serous Cystadenocarcinomas
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous" by people in Profiles.
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Body mass index and risk of ovarian cancer. Cancer. 2009 Feb 15; 115(4):812-22.
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Low-fat dietary pattern and cancer incidence in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Randomized Controlled Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Oct 17; 99(20):1534-43.