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Müllerian Mucinous and Seromucinous Tumors of the Ovary
D efinition —A morphologic spectrum of tumors arising in endometriosis and displaying a müllerian (rather than intestinal) phenotype.
Clinical Features
Epidemiology
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Rare, reports limited to small series.
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Associated with borderline neoplasia usually serous or mucinous.
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Most present in the fourth and fifth decades.
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Considered a derivation of endometrioid differentiation (endometriotic cysts).
Presentation
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Unilateral or bilateral.
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Parvilocular or multilocular. The appearance is often that of an endometrioid cyst with foci of excrescences.
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Frequently bilateral, likely because of the association with endometriosis.
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