A Rare Report of Concurrent Serous and Mucinous Cystadenomas in Bilateral Ovaries

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Epithelial tumors in the ovary primarily originate from its surface epithelium or any of its inclusion cysts. These tumors comprise about 60% of all ovarian neoplasms. The epithelium has the potential to differentiate into serous, mucinous, endometrioid, clear cell, or transitional epithelium, and thus any benign, borderline, or malignant tumor thereof. Serous and mucinous tumors are its commonest derivatives, which together reckon for approximately 30% of all ovarian neoplasms. Around 25–50% of the serous tumors are bilateral, most of which are borderline tumors (SBT). But simultaneous involvement of both ovaries with primary tumors of different histology is highly unusual [1]. In this latest presentation, we highlight a case of bilateral ovarian cystadenomas of serous and mucinous histotypes. To our deepest knowledge, this case is only the second of its kind to be described in the literature. …