TY - JOUR
T1 - Distinction of primary ovarian mucinous tumors and mucinous tumors metastatic to the ovary
T2 - A practical approach with guidelines for prediction of primary site for metastases of uncertain origin
AU - Vang, Russell
AU - Ronnett, Brigitte M.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - The distinction of primary ovarian mucinous tumors from metastatic mucinous carcinomas involving the ovary can be challenging, even for experienced gynecologic pathologists. Metastatic mucinous carcinomas are usually easily recognized as such when they exhibit characteristic features. However, metastases can share gross, microscopic, and immunohistochemical features with primary ovarian mucinous tumors, simulating primary ovarian atypical proliferative (borderline) mucinous tumors of gastrointestinal type and well-differentiated mucinous carcinomas of usual (gastrointestinal or nonspecific) type. General features of metastases in the ovaries and the diagnostic problems posed by them are presented. Characteristic features of primary ovarian mucinous tumors and the more common metastatic carcinomas that can exhibit mucinous differentiation are summarized. Guidelines are offered for synthesizing the combined gross, microscopic, and immunohistochemical features to suggest likely sites of origin for those mucinous tumors in the ovary suspected to be metastases from undiagnosed primary neoplasms.
AB - The distinction of primary ovarian mucinous tumors from metastatic mucinous carcinomas involving the ovary can be challenging, even for experienced gynecologic pathologists. Metastatic mucinous carcinomas are usually easily recognized as such when they exhibit characteristic features. However, metastases can share gross, microscopic, and immunohistochemical features with primary ovarian mucinous tumors, simulating primary ovarian atypical proliferative (borderline) mucinous tumors of gastrointestinal type and well-differentiated mucinous carcinomas of usual (gastrointestinal or nonspecific) type. General features of metastases in the ovaries and the diagnostic problems posed by them are presented. Characteristic features of primary ovarian mucinous tumors and the more common metastatic carcinomas that can exhibit mucinous differentiation are summarized. Guidelines are offered for synthesizing the combined gross, microscopic, and immunohistochemical features to suggest likely sites of origin for those mucinous tumors in the ovary suspected to be metastases from undiagnosed primary neoplasms.
KW - Atypical proliferative (borderline) mucinous tumor
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Metastatic carcinoma
KW - Ovary
KW - Primary mucinous carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1097/01.pcr.0000196570.96459.9e
DO - 10.1097/01.pcr.0000196570.96459.9e
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33746622114
SN - 1082-9784
VL - 11
SP - 18
EP - 30
JO - Pathology Case Reviews
JF - Pathology Case Reviews
IS - 1
ER -