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D. Serous cystadenoma:
D. Serous cystadenoma:
Common benign cystic neoplasm. 70% of serous tumors are benign or borderline and the remaining 30% are malignant.
History:
History:
40years old female Presented with mass per abdomen.
Gross:
Gross:
1. Specimen of cystic ovary with stretched out fallopian tube on the surface
2. Cut surface shows unilocular cyst with smooth inner surface
Microscopy
Microscopy
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1. Cyst wall lined by single layer of ciliated columnar to cuboidal epithelium.
2. Subepithelium shows fibrocollagenous tissue.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Serous cystadenoma
Key Questions & Answers
Key Questions & Answers
1) Describe the gross features of the specimen.
Specimen consists of a cystic ovary with stretched out fallopian tube on the surface. The cut section shows unilocular cyst with smooth inner surface.
2) Identify the microscopic features of the given slide.
The microscopy shows a cyst wall lined by single layer of ciliated columnar to cuboidal epithelium and the subepithelium shows fibrocollagenous tissue.
3) Diagnose the pathological condition correlating the history, gross and microscopic features.
The diagnosis is serous cystadenoma.
4) What is the malignant counterpart of the tumor?
The malignant counterpart is serous cystadenocarcinoma.
5) What is the common prognostic marker used for follow up of these patients?
CA-125 is the prognostic marker of these ovarian tumors.
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