What are Ovarian Tumors?

Ovarian Tumors
Immunohistochemistry of CCNE1 on ovary tumor specimensA. Normal ovary tissue. B. Benign ovary tumor tissue. C. Clear cell type of ovary tumor specimen. D. Serous type of ovary tumor specimen. E. Mucinous type of ovary tumor specimen. F. Endometrioid type of ovary tumor specimen. Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 is an ideal target for ovary tumors with elevated cyclin E1 expression. Yang L, Fang D, Chen H, Lu Y, Dong Z, Ding HF, Jing Q, Su SB, Huang S - Oncotarget (2015). Not Altered. CC.

Ovarian tumors are solid mass of tissue that are formed when abnormal cells group together in ovaries

Examples of ovarian tumors include: 

  • Epithelial tumors
  • Germ cell tumors
  • Sex cord stromal tumors
  • Metastatic tumors