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Lung Mucinous Cystadenoma

MedGen UID:
313371
•Concept ID:
C1708777
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A very rare, well circumscribed, benign cystic neoplasm that arises from the lung. It is characterized by the presence of cysts which are lined by tall mucinous epithelium and filled with mucin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLung Mucinous Cystadenoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediculate mucinous cystadenoma difficult to differentiate from pleural tumor.
Igai H, Okumura N, Ohata K, Matsuoka T, Kameyama K, Nakagawa T
Ann Thorac Surg 2008 May;85(5):1807-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.037. PMID: 18442598
Metastasis of small cell carcinoma of lung into an ovarian mucinous neoplasm: immunohistochemistry as a useful ancillary technique for diagnosis and classification of rare tumors.
Bing Z, Adegboyega PA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2005 Mar;13(1):104-7. doi: 10.1097/00129039-200503000-00017. PMID: 15722802
Immunoradiometric assay of CA 125 in effusions. Comparison with carcinoembryonic antigen.
Pinto MM, Bernstein LH, Brogan DA, Criscuolo E
Cancer 1987 Jan 15;59(2):218-22. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870115)59:2<218::aid-cncr2820590207>3.0.co;2-0. PMID: 3467816

Diagnosis

Pulmonary mucinous cystadenoma complicated with infection: A rare case report.
Luo ZY, Shen XZ, Liu F, Lin C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Aug 13;100(32):e26906. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026906. PMID: 34397923Free PMC Article
Pulmonary Mucinous Cystadenoma - A Rare Pathology.
Savu C, Melinte A, Gibu A, Varban S, Diaconu C, Stiru O, Balescu I, Bacalbasa N
In Vivo 2021 Jan-Feb;35(1):629-634. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12301. PMID: 33402519Free PMC Article
Mucinous cystadenoma of the lung.
Guimaraes AR, Wain JC, Mark EJ, Wittram C
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Aug;183(2):282. doi: 10.2214/ajr.183.2.1830282. PMID: 15269012
Mucinous cystadenoma of the lung.
Divisi D, Battaglia C, Giusti L, Crisci R, Quaglione G, Vecchio L, Coloni GF
Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense 1997;68(5-6):115-8. PMID: 10021729
Mucinous cystadenoma of the lung.
Roux FJ, Lantuéjoul S, Brambilla E, Brambilla C
Cancer 1995 Nov 1;76(9):1540-4. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19951101)76:9<1540::aid-cncr2820760907>3.0.co;2-z. PMID: 8635055

Prognosis

Cystic mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report.
Cabibi D, Sciuto A, Geraci G, Lo Nigro C, Modica G, Cajozzo M
J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 Oct 4;6:128. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-6-128. PMID: 21970610Free PMC Article
Pediculate mucinous cystadenoma difficult to differentiate from pleural tumor.
Igai H, Okumura N, Ohata K, Matsuoka T, Kameyama K, Nakagawa T
Ann Thorac Surg 2008 May;85(5):1807-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.037. PMID: 18442598
The spectrum of pulmonary mucinous cystic neoplasia : a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of ten cases and review of literature.
Gao ZH, Urbanski SJ
Am J Clin Pathol 2005 Jul;124(1):62-70. doi: 10.1309/52XXR6E6U0J2JX0F. PMID: 15923171
Metastasis of small cell carcinoma of lung into an ovarian mucinous neoplasm: immunohistochemistry as a useful ancillary technique for diagnosis and classification of rare tumors.
Bing Z, Adegboyega PA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2005 Mar;13(1):104-7. doi: 10.1097/00129039-200503000-00017. PMID: 15722802
Mucinous cystadenoma of the lung.
Roux FJ, Lantuéjoul S, Brambilla E, Brambilla C
Cancer 1995 Nov 1;76(9):1540-4. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19951101)76:9<1540::aid-cncr2820760907>3.0.co;2-z. PMID: 8635055

Clinical prediction guides

The spectrum of pulmonary mucinous cystic neoplasia : a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of ten cases and review of literature.
Gao ZH, Urbanski SJ
Am J Clin Pathol 2005 Jul;124(1):62-70. doi: 10.1309/52XXR6E6U0J2JX0F. PMID: 15923171
Mucinous cystadenoma of the lung.
Divisi D, Battaglia C, Giusti L, Crisci R, Quaglione G, Vecchio L, Coloni GF
Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense 1997;68(5-6):115-8. PMID: 10021729
Immunoradiometric assay of CA 125 in effusions. Comparison with carcinoembryonic antigen.
Pinto MM, Bernstein LH, Brogan DA, Criscuolo E
Cancer 1987 Jan 15;59(2):218-22. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870115)59:2<218::aid-cncr2820590207>3.0.co;2-0. PMID: 3467816

Recent systematic reviews

Ovarian hydatid cyst - systematic review of clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of an unusual entity.
Lozneanu L, Balan RA, Giuşcă SE, Căruntu ID, Amălinei C, Grigoraş A
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2019;60(3):751-759. PMID: 31912083

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