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A Hormonally Active Malignant Struma Ovarii [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2016 Struma ovarii is a rare monodermal variant of ovarian teratoma that contains at least 50% thyroid tissue. Less than 8% of struma ovarii cases present with clinical and biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis due to ectopic production of thyroid hormone ...
Carolina Lara +4 more
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DiagnosticsBackground: Struma ovarii is a rare tumor, a type of ovarian mature teratoma consisting over 50% of its mass in thyroid ectopic tissue; 5% to 10% of cases, as described in the literature, are malignant and well known as malignant struma ovarii or thyroid
Claudiu Peștean, Doina Piciu
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Metastatic malignant struma ovarii with coexistence of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis [PDF]
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2016 Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian teratoma characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue as the major component. Malignant transformation of the thyroidal component (malignant struma ovarii) has been reported in approximately 5% of struma ovarii.
Marco Russo +8 more
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Spinal Metastasis from Struma Ovarii: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2015 Struma ovarii is a rare tumor that is defined as an ovarian teratoma with a thyroid tissue component exceeding 50%. Most of these tumors are benign, with malignant struma ovarii occurring in
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi +7 more
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Malignant struma ovarii: Case report of an unusual ovarian tumor with CT imaging
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Struma ovarii is categorised as a monodermal type of mature teratoma and consists primarily of thyroid tissue. It is an uncommon ovarian tumor, with non–specific clinical, and imaging findings.
Atrikha Rahma, MD +2 more
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Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 Background: Since malignant struma ovarii is a very rare disease, its carcinogenic mechanism has not been elucidated. Here, we sought to identify the genetic lesions that may have led to the carcinogenesis of a rare case of malignant struma ovarii ...
Hitomi Yamashita +8 more
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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2010 A 41-yr-old woman with known struma ovarii, diagnosed by previous removal of her left ovary for dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia, presented with pelvic pain. Abdominal hysterectomy revealed two abdominal masses that were consistent with thyroid tissue at histopathological examination. She denied symptoms of hyperthyroidism. On physical examination, she had
Aaron, Michels, Bryan, Haugen
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Malignant struma ovarii in pregnancy: A case report
Gynecologic Oncology ReportsIntroduction: Struma ovarii are a rare type of cystic teratomas that are composed predominantly or entirely of thyroid tissue and account for less than 1 % of all ovarian tumours. Malignant presentations are even less common, accounting for approximately
Raveena Kapoor +2 more
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Co-existence of Nodular Hyperplasia and Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid in a Case of Struma Ovarii: A Rare Occurrence [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Struma ovarii is a monodermal ovarian teratoma. This is an ovarian germ cell tumour with more than 50% ovarian tissue. It is a rare tumour, accounting for only 3-5% of all ovarian teratomas. Malignant transformation occurs very rarely, only in about 0.3%
Shivam Chakraborty +3 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Malignant struma ovarii is a very rare type of gynecologic cancer. Although its most common histological subtype is a pure type of papillary thyroid carcinoma containing two components, papillary carcinoma and poorly differentiated carcinoma ...
Nao Terayama +4 more
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