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Serous cystadenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
60212
•Concept ID:
C0206701
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous; Cystadenocarcinomas, Serous; Serous Cystadenocarcinoma; Serous Cystadenocarcinomas
SNOMED CT: Serous cystadenocarcinoma (90725004); Serous adenocarcinoma (90725004); Serous carcinoma (90725004); Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma (90725004); Papillary serous adenocarcinoma (90725004); Serous surface papillary carcinoma (90725004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024621

Definition

An adenocarcinoma that is characterized by the presence of papillary patterns and cellular budding. Psammoma bodies may be present. Representative examples include cervical serous adenocarcinoma, endometrial serous adenocarcinoma, ovarian serous adenocarcinoma, and primary peritoneal serous adenocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSerous cystadenocarcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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A Network Pharmacology-Based Analysis of Multi-Target, Multi-Pathway, Multi-Compound Treatment for Ovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma.
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Management of serous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
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Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Jan;9(1):115-25. Epub 2014 Jul 1 doi: 10.1586/17474124.2014.934675. PMID: 24981593

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: State of the science.
Slomovitz B, Gourley C, Carey MS, Malpica A, Shih IM, Huntsman D, Fader AN, Grisham RN, Schlumbrecht M, Sun CC, Ludemann J, Cooney GA, Coleman R, Sood AK, Mahdi H, Wong KK, Covens A, O'Malley DM, Lecuru F, Cobb LP, Caputo TA, May T, Huang M, Siemon J, Fernández ML, Ray-Coquard I, Gershenson DM
Gynecol Oncol 2020 Mar;156(3):715-725. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.12.033. PMID: 31969252
Low-grade Serous Neoplasia of the Female Genital Tract.
Folkins AK, Longacre TA
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):481-513. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.02.006. PMID: 31097112
High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Basic Sciences, Clinical and Therapeutic Standpoints.
Lisio MA, Fu L, Goyeneche A, Gao ZH, Telleria C
Int J Mol Sci 2019 Feb 22;20(4) doi: 10.3390/ijms20040952. PMID: 30813239Free PMC Article
Whence High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.
Kohn EC, Ivy SP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2017;37:443-448. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_174718. PMID: 28561656
Management of serous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
Antonini F, Fuccio L, Fabbri C, Macarri G, Palazzo L
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Jan;9(1):115-25. Epub 2014 Jul 1 doi: 10.1586/17474124.2014.934675. PMID: 24981593

Diagnosis

Discovery and ranking of the most robust prognostic biomarkers in serous ovarian cancer.
Győrffy B
Geroscience 2023 Jun;45(3):1889-1898. Epub 2023 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-00742-4. PMID: 36856946Free PMC Article
HER2 Testing and Reporting in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma: Practical Recommendations for HER2 Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization: Proceedings of the ISGyP Companion Society Session at the 2020 USCAP Annual Meeting.
Buza N
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2021 Jan;40(1):17-23. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000711. PMID: 33290351
Low-grade Serous Neoplasia of the Female Genital Tract.
Folkins AK, Longacre TA
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):481-513. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.02.006. PMID: 31097112
Fallopian Tube Neoplasia and Mimics.
Kolin DL, Nucci MR
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):457-479. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.01.006. PMID: 31097111
Management of serous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
Antonini F, Fuccio L, Fabbri C, Macarri G, Palazzo L
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Jan;9(1):115-25. Epub 2014 Jul 1 doi: 10.1586/17474124.2014.934675. PMID: 24981593

Therapy

Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: expert consensus report on the state of the science.
Grisham RN, Slomovitz BM, Andrews N, Banerjee S, Brown J, Carey MS, Chui H, Coleman RL, Fader AN, Gaillard S, Gourley C, Sood AK, Monk BJ, Moore KN, Ray-Coquard I, Shih IM, Westin SN, Wong KK, Gershenson DM
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023 Sep 4;33(9):1331-1344. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004610. PMID: 37591609Free PMC Article
Low grade serous ovarian cancer - A rare disease with increasing therapeutic options.
Zwimpfer TA, Tal O, Geissler F, Coelho R, Rimmer N, Jacob F, Heinzelmann-Schwarz V
Cancer Treat Rev 2023 Jan;112:102497. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102497. PMID: 36525716
Uterine serous carcinoma.
Bogani G, Ray-Coquard I, Concin N, Ngoi NYL, Morice P, Enomoto T, Takehara K, Denys H, Nout RA, Lorusso D, Vaughan MM, Bini M, Takano M, Provencher D, Indini A, Sagae S, Wimberger P, Póka R, Segev Y, Kim SI, Candido Dos Reis FJ, Lopez S, Mariani A, Leitao MM Jr, Raspagliesi F, Panici PB, Di Donato V, Muzii L, Colombo N, Scambia G, Pignata S, Monk BJ
Gynecol Oncol 2021 Jul;162(1):226-234. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.04.029. PMID: 33934848Free PMC Article
Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: State of the science.
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Randomized Phase II Trial of Carboplatin-Paclitaxel Versus Carboplatin-Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab in Uterine Serous Carcinomas That Overexpress Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2/neu.
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Prognosis

Maintenance olaparib for patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer and a BRCA mutation (SOLO1/GOG 3004): 5-year follow-up of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.
Banerjee S, Moore KN, Colombo N, Scambia G, Kim BG, Oaknin A, Friedlander M, Lisyanskaya A, Floquet A, Leary A, Sonke GS, Gourley C, Oza A, González-Martín A, Aghajanian C, Bradley WH, Holmes E, Lowe ES, DiSilvestro P
Lancet Oncol 2021 Dec;22(12):1721-1731. Epub 2021 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00531-3. PMID: 34715071
Uterine serous carcinoma: key advances and novel treatment approaches.
Ferriss JS, Erickson BK, Shih IM, Fader AN
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021 Aug;31(8):1165-1174. Epub 2021 Jul 1 doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002753. PMID: 34210768
Antitumor activity and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer: results from the phase II KEYNOTE-100 study.
Matulonis UA, Shapira-Frommer R, Santin AD, Lisyanskaya AS, Pignata S, Vergote I, Raspagliesi F, Sonke GS, Birrer M, Provencher DM, Sehouli J, Colombo N, González-Martín A, Oaknin A, Ottevanger PB, Rudaitis V, Katchar K, Wu H, Keefe S, Ruman J, Ledermann JA
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Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Survival by Histotype and Disease Stage.
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J Natl Cancer Inst 2019 Jan 1;111(1):60-68. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy071. PMID: 29718305Free PMC Article
Rethinking ovarian cancer II: reducing mortality from high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
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Clinical prediction guides

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p53 immunohistochemistry is an accurate surrogate for TP53 mutational analysis in endometrial carcinoma biopsies.
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Recent systematic reviews

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of hormone receptor expression in low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma.
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