Mucinous cystadenoma

Mucinous cystadenoma
Micrograph showing a mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary. H&E stain.
Specialty	Oncology

Mucinous cystadenoma is a benign cystic tumor lined by a mucinous epithelium. It is a type of cystic adenoma (cystadenoma).

Mucinous cystadenomas arise in a number of locations; however, cases of mucinous cystadenoma at different locations are not generally considered to be related to one another.