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papillary cystadenoma

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cystadenoma /cys·tad·e·no·ma/ (sis-tad″ĕ-no´mah) adenoma characterized by epithelium-lined cystic masses that contain secreted material, usually serous or mucinous, generally in the ovaries, salivary gland, or pancreas.
mucinous cystadenoma  a multilocular, usually benign, tumor produced by ovarian epithelial cells and having mucin-filled cavities.
papillary cystadenoma 
1. any tumor producing patterns that are both papillary and cystic.
2. a type of adenoma in which the acini are distended by fluids or outgrowths of tissue.
serous cystadenoma  a cystic tumor of the ovary with thin, clear yellow serum and some solid tissue.

papillary cystadenoma
n.
An adenoma of the epididymis or collecting ducts and rete of the testis.

cystadenoma [sis-tad″ĕ-no´mah]
cystoma blended with adenoma.
mucinous cystadenoma a multilocular, usually benign, tumor produced by ovarian epithelial cells and having mucin-filled cavities.
papillary cystadenoma any tumor producing patterns that are both papillary and cystic; called also papilloadenocystoma.
serous cystadenoma a cystic tumor of the ovary containing thin, clear yellow serum and some solid tissue.

cystadenoma
cystoma blended with adenoma.

mucinous cystadenoma
a multilocular, usually benign, tumor produced by ovarian epithelial cells and having mucin-filled cavities.
papillary cystadenoma
any tumor producing patterns that are both papillary and cystic; called also papilloadenocystoma.
serous cystadenoma
a cystic tumor of the ovary containing thin, clear yellow serum and some solid tissue.


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Bilateral papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis as a component of von HippelLindau's syndrome: Report of a case presenting as infertility.
Some tumors produce papillary patterns that protrude into cystic spaces and are called papillary cystadenomas.
 
 
 
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