cystadenoma

cystadenoma /sis′tədinō″mə/ pl. cystadenomas, cystadenomata [Gk, kystis + aden, gland, oma, tumor] , 1. an adenoma associated with a cystoma. 2. an adenoma containing multiple cystic structures. The cysts may be serous, containing serum, or pseudomucinous, containing clear serous fluid or thick, viscid fluid.

Serous cystadenoma (Courtesy Dr. Christopher Crum, Brigham and Women’s Hospital)