All are true about serous cystadenoma of the ovary except
Ans. is d, i.e. Multiloculated, sticky, gelatinous fluidRef: Shaw 15th/ed, p374; Dutta Gynae 5th/ed, p282Serous cystadenoma:* Most common of cystic neoplasms.* It accounts for 50% of all ovarian tumors, of these 60% are benign, 15% are borderline, 25% of malignant.* Occur in 3rd, 4th and 5th decade of life.* Half cases are bilateral (option "a" and "b" are true)It is a unilocular cyst.* Delicate papillary excrescences may be seen on the surface and within the loculi of a benign cyst.* Histologically - the benign variety shows cystic spaces and the lining of the tumor consists of tall columnar ciliated epithelium resembling the endosalpinx.* The loculi contain a thin serous straw coloured fluid, which may be blood stained when malignant transformation occurs.Rate of malignant transformation-40%* Option "d" (Dutta Gynae, 5/e, p 282): Mucinous cystadenoma have glistening surface and cut surface shows loculi filled with mucinous material. The content is thick, viscid, and mucin. The cyst is frequently multiloculated.
Bilateral
Unilateral
Concentric calcification
Multiloculated, sticky, gelatinous fluid
Carcinoma Ovary