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01-02-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Giant struma ovarii

Authors: Olivia Laura Friedrich, Hans-Peter Sinn, Christof Sohn, Michael Eichbaum

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 2/2013

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Monodermal teratomas are most commonly differentiated as struma ovarii or carcinoid tumor. Struma ovarii is defined as ovarian teratoma composed predominantly (>50 %) of thyroid-type tissue [1], representing less than 3 % of all teratomas [2]. Benign ovarian teratomas contain thyroid tissue in less than 15 %, but with thyroid function or a malignant thyroid component are also categorized as struma ovarii [3]. Clinical signs of hyperthyroidism can occur in 5 % [4] to 8 % [5]. …

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Title: Giant struma ovarii
Authors: Olivia Laura Friedrich
Hans-Peter Sinn
Christof Sohn
Michael Eichbaum
Publication date: 01-02-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2533-x

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