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Endometrioid tumor
Classification and external resources
ICD-O: 8380-8381
MeSH D018269

Endometrioid tumors are part of the surface epithelial tumor group of ovarian neoplasms (10-20% of which are the endometrioid type). The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O is a domain specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books See also Ovarian cancer Surface epithelial-stromal Tumors are a class of ovarian neoplasms that may be Benign or Malignant. See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an Ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary (resulting in epithelial Benign and borderline variants are rare, as the majority are malignant. Malignant (from the Latin roots mal- = "bad" and -genus = "born" is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease There is an association with endometriosis and concurrent primary endometrial carcinoma (endometrial cancer). Endometriosis (from endo, "inside" and metra, " Womb " is a common medical condition characterized by growth beyond or outside the uterus Endometrial cancer refers to several types of malignancy which arise from the Endometrium, or lining of the Uterus.

On gross pathological examination, the tumour is cystic and may be solid and some arise in cystic endometriosis. Pathology (from Greek grc πάθος pathos, "fate harm" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study and In 17% of cases, endometrioid tumours are found bilaterally. Microscopically, there is a resemblance to endometrial carcinoma, and over a third of cases have focal squamous differentiation. A microscope ( Greek: ( micron) = small + ( skopein) = to look or see is an instrument for viewing objects that are


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