Serous tumor of the ovary

Serous tumour
Serous tumour
	Micrograph of serous carcinoma, a type of serous tumour.

Serous tumor of the ovary is a class of ovarian tumor.^[1] It comprises both non-cancerous and cancerous types.^[2] Types include serous cystadenoma of the ovary, serous borderline tumor, serous carcinoma non-invasive low grade, low grade serous carcinoma, and high-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary.^[1]

Types[edit | edit source]

Class	Type	Subtypes	Comments
Serous tumor of the ovary^[1]	Benign serous tumors	Serous cystadenoma of the ovary
		Serous surface papilloma
		Serous adenofibroma
	Serous borderline tumor	Serous borderline tumor, micropapillary variant
	Malignant serous tumors carcinoma	Low grade serous carcinoma
	Malignant serous tumors carcinoma	High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary	Arises mostly from epithelium of fallopian tube end (fimbria).^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, ed. (2020). "1. Tumours of the ovary". Female genital tumours: WHO Classification of Tumours. Vol. 4 (5th ed.). Lyon (France): International Agency for Research on Cancer. pp. 32–47. ISBN 978-92-832-4504-9. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
↑ Rashid, Sameera; Arafah, Maria A.; Akhtar, Mohammed (1 May 2022). "The Many Faces of Serous Neoplasms and Related Lesions of the Female Pelvis: A Review". Advances in Anatomic Pathology. 29 (3): 154–167. doi:10.1097/PAP.0000000000000334. ISSN 1533-4031. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.