title: Mucinous tumors of the ovary: analysis of 38 cases.
abstract: Ovarian mucinous tumors stem from ovarian surface epithelium and are divided into benign, borderline and malignant. It is difficult to differentiate borderline and malignant mucinous tumors. Thirty-eight cases of ovarian mucinous tumors which were diagnosed at the Pathology Department of Dicle University Medical Faculty were reviewed. Of these, 18 (47.3%), six (15.7%) and 14 (36.8%) were benign, borderline and malignant, respectively. The patients' ages ranged from 18 to 67 (average 44.5) years. Bilaterality was detected in 1/18 (5.5%), 0/6 and 4/14 (28.5%) of benign, borderline and malignant mucinous tumors, respectively. Mean tumor size was 26.4 cm. Microscopically, there was no stratification in the benign tumors. The borderline tumors had papillary infoldings and 2-3 layers of atypical epithelial cells but no invasion of the stroma. Malignant tumors had four or more layers of atypical epithelial cells and stromal invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Uzunlar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kilinç
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalinkaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akkuş
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tunik
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index