Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma | |
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Medium power slide of ovarian serous adenocarcinoma stained using haematoxylin and eosin | |
Specialty | Oncology |
Papillary serous cystadenocarcinomas are the most common form of malignant ovarian cancer making up 26 percent of ovarian tumours in women aged over 20 in the United States.[1]
As with most ovarian tumours, due to the lack of early signs of disease these tumours can be large when discovered and have often metastasized, often by spreading along the peritoneum.[2]