Malignant epithelial ovarian tumours are most common in the adult age groups and rare in the childhood. Here with a case of mucinous cystadeno carcinoma of right ovary in a 31 year old lady presented with complaints of abdominal distension, following a disease free interval of 5 years from a colorectal adenocarcinoma is being described. The immunohistochemistry showed CK 20 positivity.

Keywords: Unilateral Ovarian tumors, mucinous tumors of ovary, ovarian cyst, CK 20 positivity.

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T Arivazhagan

III^rd Year Post Graduate, Department of Pathology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University

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