mucinous cystadenoma

mucinous cystadenoma
1. a usually benign multilocular tumor with mucin-filled cavities, produced by the epithelial cells of the ovary. 2. a benign, usually bulky, exocrine pancreatic tumor, containing cystic epithelium; cf. mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, under cystadenocarcinoma.

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