A survey of epithelial inclusions in the ovarian cortex of 470 patients.
The ovaries of 470 patients obtained for various indications at operation revealed 178 with 193 ovarian cysts and tumors - including 63 serous, 23 endometrial, and 27 mucinous - as well as 103 with tubal (serous), 35 with endometrial, and 2 with cervical (mucinous) epithelial inclusions. A very high frequency of transformation of mucinous epithelial inclusions into cysts and tumors contrasted with about 40% similar transformation of serous and endometrial inclusions into cysts and tumors.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*