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Ovarian serous cystadenoma

MedGen UID:
138042
•Concept ID:
C0346170
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Ovarian Serous Cystadenoma; Benign Serous Cystadenoma of Ovary; Benign Serous Cystadenoma of the Ovary; Ovarian Serous Cystadenoma; Serous cystadenoma of ovary; Serous Cystadenoma of Ovary; Serous Cystadenoma of the Ovary; Serous ovarian cyst
SNOMED CT: Serous cystadenoma of ovary (119421006)
 
HPO: HP:0012887

Definition

A cystic tumor of the ovary, containing thin, clear, yellow serous fluid and varying amounts of solid tissue. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOvarian serous cystadenoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Transvaginal ultrasound and computed tomography combined with clinical parameters and CA-125 determinations in the differential diagnosis of persistent ovarian cysts in premenopausal women.
Guerriero S, Mallarini G, Ajossa S, Risalvato A, Satta R, Mais V, Angiolucci M, Melis GB
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1997 May;9(5):339-43. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09050339.x. PMID: 9201878

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Coexisting ovarian serous cystadenoma with fibroma: A very unusual combination.
Balhara K, Mallya V, Khurana N, Tempe A
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jul-Sep;19(5):1474-1476. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2319_21. PMID: 37787335
Comparison of immunohistochemical characteristics of endometriomas with non-endometriotic benign ovarian cysts.
Cagiran FT, Kali Z, Kirici P, Celik O
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022 Oct;26(20):7594-7599. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202210_30034. PMID: 36314331
Endosalpingiosis in conjunction with ovarian serous cystadenoma mimicking metastatic ovarian malignancy.
Singhania N, Janakiraman N, Coslett D, Ahmad N
Am J Case Rep 2014 Aug 29;15:361-3. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.890921. PMID: 25180540Free PMC Article
Epigenetic and expression analysis of TRAIL-R2 and BCL2: on the TRAIL to knowledge of apoptosis in ovarian tumors.
Braga Lda C, Silva LM, Piedade JB, Traiman P, da Silva Filho AL
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2014 May;289(5):1061-9. Epub 2013 Nov 5 doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-3060-0. PMID: 24190693
TRAIL-R3-related apoptosis: epigenetic and expression analyses in women with ovarian neoplasia.
Braga Lda C, Alvares da Silva Ramos AP, Traiman P, Silva LM, Lopes da Silva-Filho A
Gynecol Oncol 2012 Aug;126(2):268-73. Epub 2012 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.04.038. PMID: 22555108

Diagnosis

Coexisting ovarian serous cystadenoma with fibroma: A very unusual combination.
Balhara K, Mallya V, Khurana N, Tempe A
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jul-Sep;19(5):1474-1476. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2319_21. PMID: 37787335
Ectopic Ovarian Serous Cystadenoma Mimicking Hydrosalpinx.
Xu S, Han Y, Wang J, Zhao X, Wang Y, Sun J
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022 Sep;29(9):1033-1034. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.06.001. PMID: 35680031
Clinicopathological Evaluation of 15 Ectopic Adrenal Tissues.
Sensu S, Keser SH, Gurbuz Y, Barisik NO, Gul AE
Arch Iran Med 2021 Apr 1;24(4):301-305. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.42. PMID: 34196190
Giant Primary Retroperitoneal Serous Cystadenoma: A Rare Entity Mimicking Multiple Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Processes.
Chen F, Jiang K
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2020 Apr;144(4):523-528. Epub 2019 Apr 24 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0245-RS. PMID: 31017452
Ovarian serous cystadenoma.
Tarlowska L, Sikorowa L, Piatkowski Z
Pol Med J 1972;11(2):368-79. PMID: 5071524

Therapy

The expression and significance of leukemia inhibitory factor, interleukin-6 and vascular endothelial growth factor in Chinese patients with endometriosis.
Li C, Zhao HL, Li YJ, Zhang YY, Liu HY, Feng FZ, Yan H
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):163-170. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-05980-5. PMID: 33555431
Mucosal Proliferations in Completely Examined Fallopian Tubes Accompanying Ovarian Low-grade Serous Tumors: Neoplastic Precursor Lesions or Normal Variants of Benign Mucosa?
Wolsky RJ, Price MA, Zaloudek CJ, Rabban JT
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2018 May;37(3):262-274. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000410. PMID: 28700429
Mining TCGA data using Boolean implications.
Sinha S, Tsang EK, Zeng H, Meister M, Dill DL
PLoS One 2014;9(7):e102119. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102119. PMID: 25054200Free PMC Article
Coexistence of benign ovarian serous cystadenoma and tuberculosis in a young woman.
Lobo FD, Wong MY
Singapore Med J 2013 Aug;54(8):e154-7. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2013118. PMID: 24005462
Prognostic impact of the cancer stem cell-related marker NANOG in ovarian serous carcinoma.
Lee M, Nam EJ, Kim SW, Kim S, Kim JH, Kim YT
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2012 Nov;22(9):1489-96. doi: 10.1097/IGJ.0b013e3182738307. PMID: 23095773

Prognosis

Coexisting ovarian serous cystadenoma with fibroma: A very unusual combination.
Balhara K, Mallya V, Khurana N, Tempe A
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jul-Sep;19(5):1474-1476. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2319_21. PMID: 37787335
High expression of ENPP1 in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma predicts poor prognosis and as a molecular therapy target.
Wang H, Ye F, Zhou C, Cheng Q, Chen H
PLoS One 2021;16(2):e0245733. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245733. PMID: 33635867Free PMC Article
Identification and Analysis of RNA Editing Events in Ovarian Serous Cystadenoma Using RNA-seq Data.
Wang Y, Song X, Xu T
Curr Gene Ther 2021;21(3):258-269. doi: 10.2174/1566523221666210211111324. PMID: 33573552
Endosalpingiosis in conjunction with ovarian serous cystadenoma mimicking metastatic ovarian malignancy.
Singhania N, Janakiraman N, Coslett D, Ahmad N
Am J Case Rep 2014 Aug 29;15:361-3. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.890921. PMID: 25180540Free PMC Article
Papillary serous cystadenoma of borderline malignancy arising in a parovarian paramesonephric cyst. Light microscopic and ultrastructural observations.
Chandraratnam E, Leong AS
Histopathology 1983 Jul;7(4):601-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1983.tb02272.x. PMID: 6885002

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of immunohistochemical characteristics of endometriomas with non-endometriotic benign ovarian cysts.
Cagiran FT, Kali Z, Kirici P, Celik O
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022 Oct;26(20):7594-7599. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202210_30034. PMID: 36314331
Clinicopathological Evaluation of 15 Ectopic Adrenal Tissues.
Sensu S, Keser SH, Gurbuz Y, Barisik NO, Gul AE
Arch Iran Med 2021 Apr 1;24(4):301-305. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.42. PMID: 34196190
High expression of ENPP1 in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma predicts poor prognosis and as a molecular therapy target.
Wang H, Ye F, Zhou C, Cheng Q, Chen H
PLoS One 2021;16(2):e0245733. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245733. PMID: 33635867Free PMC Article
Identification and Analysis of RNA Editing Events in Ovarian Serous Cystadenoma Using RNA-seq Data.
Wang Y, Song X, Xu T
Curr Gene Ther 2021;21(3):258-269. doi: 10.2174/1566523221666210211111324. PMID: 33573552
Epigenetic and expression analysis of TRAIL-R2 and BCL2: on the TRAIL to knowledge of apoptosis in ovarian tumors.
Braga Lda C, Silva LM, Piedade JB, Traiman P, da Silva Filho AL
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2014 May;289(5):1061-9. Epub 2013 Nov 5 doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-3060-0. PMID: 24190693

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