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Ovarian Mucinous Tumor

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Overview

NCI Definition: A benign, borderline, or malignant epithelial tumor of the ovary characterized by the presence of neoplastic epithelial cells that contain intracytoplasmic mucin and may resemble the epithelial cells of the endocervix or gastrointestinal tract. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Mucinous Neoplasm of the Ovary, Mucinous Tumor of Ovary, Mucinous Tumor of the Ovary, Ovarian Mucinous Neoplasm, Mucinous Neoplasm of Ovary
Parent(s)
Ovarian Epithelial Tumor
Children
Ovarian Mucinous Adenofibroma, Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma, Borderline Ovarian Mucinous Tumor, and Malignant Ovarian Mucinous Tumor

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.