Low grade serous adenocarcinoma of ovary

Description

A slow-growing serous adenocarcinoma that arises from the ovary. It usually originates from borderline neoplastic processes or adenofibromas. It is characterised by the presence of low grade cytologic features and infrequent mitotic figures.

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