A 47-year-old woman has noted a pressure sensation, but no pain, in her pelvic region for the past 5 months. On physical examination there is a right adnexal mass. An ultrasound scan shows a 10 cm fluid-filled cystic mass in the right ovary. A fine needle aspirate of the mass is performed and cytologic examination of clear fluid aspirated from the mass reveals clusters of malignant epithelial cells surrounding psammoma bodies. Which of the following neoplasms is she most likely to have?

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The presence of malignant epithelial cells and psammoma bodies in a fluid-filled cystic mass in the ovary is characteristic of ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma.

A 47-Year-Old Woman Has Noted a Pressure Sensation, but No