Endometrioid adenocarcinoma of ovary

Description

An endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from the ovary. It comprises 10% to 25% of all primary ovarian carcinomas. Grossly, endometrioid carcinoma may present as a cystic or solid mass. Microscopically, the tumour greatly resembles the appearance of the ordinary type of endometrial adenocarcinoma. As a group, endometrioid carcinoma has a prognosis twice as good as that of serous or mucinous carcinoma.

Coding note from above levels

Includes Malignant neoplasm of skin of female genital organs

For use of this category, reference should be made to the mortality coding rules and guidelines in the Reference Guide.

Exclusions from above levels

• 2E05.0 – Malignant neoplasm metastasis in ovary
• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1965082709 – Malignant mesenchymal neoplasms
• 2E05 – Malignant neoplasm metastasis in female reproductive system