Solid tumour with cystic areas and haemorrhagic fluid? – Gynaecology MCQ

Solid tumour with cystic areas in between filled with haemorrhagic fluid and accounting for about 20% of all ovarian cancers is?
A. Cystadenocarcinoma
B. Mesonephroid tumors
C. Endometrioid tumour
D. Brenner tumour

Correct answer : C. Endometrioid tumour

Ovarian cancer – CT scan

• Endometrioid tumours account for about 20% of all ovarian cancers.
• They are mostly malignant.
• They are lined by glandular epithelium.
• They are moderate sized solid tumours with cystic areas in between filled with haemorrhagic fluid.
• Ovarian endometriosis coexist in 15% of cases.

Ref: Shaw’s Textbook of Gynaecology, 15th edition, p375.
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