A 54 year old women comes to doctor due to night sweats and maliase. 20 lb weight loss despite inc abdo girht. Temp is 99.1, pulse is 74 bp is 138/88 and respirations are 14. Physical examination shows large firm intra abdo mass. U/S shows ovaries are irregularly enlarged. Lapartomy is perforemd and histologic exam of resected ovarian tissue shows numerous malignant cells containing large cytoplasmic mucin droplets that compress the adjacent nucleus to one side of the cell. 1. What is most likely diagnosis and why do you think this? 2. Which organ does this cancer originate from?

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1. A 54 year old women comes to doctor due to night sweats and maliase. 20 lb weight loss despite inc abdo girht. Temp is 99.1, pulse is 74 bp is 138/88 and respirations are 14. Physical examination shows large firm intra abdo mass. U/S shows ovaries are irregularly enlarged. Lapartomy is perforemd and histologic exam of resected ovarian tissue shows numerous malignant cells containing large cytoplasmic mucin droplets that compress the adjacent nucleus to one side of the cell. 1. What is most likely diagnosis and why do you think this? 2. Which organ does this cancer originate from?