Endometrioid carcinoma of ovary

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Endometrioid carcinoma of ovary

ORPHA:454723Disease

What it is

A rare malignant epithelial tumor of ovary characterized by confluent or cribriform proliferations of round, oval, or tubular glands, typically lined by stratified non-mucin-containing epithelium with well-defined luminal margins. Squamous differentiation, secretory changes, oxyphilic variants, sex cord-stromal type patterns, or sertoliform endometrioid carcinomas may occur. Patients most commonly present in the sixth decade of life, either with a pelvic mass with or without pain, or without any symptoms. The tumor may be bilateral and is frequently associated with endometriosis and/or endometrial carcinoma.

Key facts

Prevalence
1-9 / 1 000 000 (annual incidence, Europe)
Age of onset
Adult, Elderly
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

ICD-10 codes

C56filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 14 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MEDDRA 10073269MONDO 0006335MONDO 6335UMLS C0346163

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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