Mucinous Borderline Tumor with Intraepithelial Carcinoma


D efinition Marked intramucosal atypia in a borderline mucinous tumor of the ovary.

Clinical Features

Epidemiology

  • The second most common epithelial tumor of the ovary and 12% to 15% of ovarian tumors. Approximately 10% of mucinous tumors are borderline. The average age is in the sixth decade, but borderline tumors can be encountered over a wide age range.

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