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mu·cin

(myo͞o′sĭn)
n.
Any of a group of glycoproteins found especially in the secretions of mucous membranes.
mu′cin·ous adj.
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Adj. 1. mucinous - relating to or containing mucin
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mucinous

adj mucinoso
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Mucinous lesions of appendix ranged from Mucocele, Low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix.
SPECTRUM OF APPENDICEAL LESIONS IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR
An important part of BOT has mucinous or serous histologic types; however, 4%-5% of these are clear cell, endometrioid, mixed, transitional or Brenner type of tumors.
RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS: OUTCOMES AT A SINGLE CENTER
Histological examination revealed the presence of a malignant intestinal epithelium, with unquestionable invasive areas of poorly differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma.
A rare case of incidental mucinous adenocarcinoma with osseous metaplasia associated with cysts of the presacral space
Mucinous tumours have a significantly worse prognosis than serous papillary and endometrial cancers.7 The current study was planned to evaluate the frequency and histopathological features of ovarian tumours in the Rawalpindi-Islamabad region of Pakistan.
Evaluation of histo-pathogical patterns of ovarian masses in relation to age in Rawalpindi-Islamabad region
(3-5) Mucinous cystic tumors are rare and have not been well studied because of their rarity.
Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Urachus and Review of Current Classification of Urachal Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms
Microscopically, five tumors exhibited diffuse growth pattern, four showed prominent mitotic activity (6-40/10 high-power fields [HPFs]), one had sarcomatous components, and one was mixed with mucinous cystadenoma components [Figure 1]b.
A Clinicopathological Study on Stage I Ovarian Adult Granulosa Cell Tumors with Recurrence within 5 Years
Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma (PMA) of the skin is an exceptionally rare clinical entity with an incidence of less than 0.1 cases per million individuals.
Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the eyelid
The retrospective study found that appendix cancer is comprised of five distinct subtypes- mucinous adenocarcinomas (46 percent), adenocarcinomas (30 percent), goblet cell carcinoids (12 percent), pseudomyxoma peritonei (7.7 percent) and signet ring cell carcinomas (5.2 percent).
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Cystic pancreatic masses include pseudocyst, serous cystadenoma, mucinous cystadenoma, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, and solid pseudopapillary tumor.
A multimodality review of solid and cystic pancreatic masses
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (MA) of the gallbladder (GB) is a less common histological type of carcinoma with an incidence of 2.5% in gallbladder tumors.
Acute Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis Concurrence with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma
The substance oozing from the patient's umbilicus is pathognomonic of mucinous ascites, often described as jelly belly.
Jelly from the belly button: What's the diagnosis?
Histopathology reported mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary.
MUCINOUS CYSTADENOCARCINOMA

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