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* mucinous cystadenoma is a multilocular, usually benign, tumor produced by ovarian epithelial cells and having mucin-filled cavities. *
Mucinous cystadenomas make up 15-20% of all ovarian tumors. They often become very large and can extend up into the abdomen. * Mucinous cystadenomas are divided into three categories: * * * * Survival is largely dependent on the histology of the tumor, with a 10 year survival rate of 100% for benign tumors, 60% for borderline tumors, and only 34% for the malignant subtype. There is some difference in ages of the peak incidence for the different subtypes with considerable overlap as described below. In general, benign tumors tend to present earlier, while malignant tumors are often seen later in life.
Malignant mucinous cystadenoms are rare. kiruba
