Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2002 Jul;45(7):1246-1249.

A Case Report: Malignant struma ovarii

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obsterics & Gynecology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Anatomical Pathology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

About 15 to 20% of ovarian tumors are of germ cell origin, and about 95% of these are cystic teratoma. when the teratoma is composed either entirely or predominantly of thyroid tissue, it called struma ovarii. Struma ovarii represents about 2.7% of cystic teratoma. The incidence of malignant struma ovarii is probably much less than 5% of all struma ovarii. We have observed a case of malignant struma ovarii originated from the left ovary of a 46-year-old woman, and present this case with a brief review of concerned literatures.

Keyword

malignant struma ovarii

MeSH Terms

Female
Germ Cells
Humans
Incidence
Middle Aged
Ovary
Struma Ovarii*
Teratoma
Thyroid Gland
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