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Malignant struma ovarii with a focus of papillary thyroid cancer: a case report

Authors: Melike Doganay, Tayfun Gungor, Sabri Cavkaytar, Levent Sirvan, Leyla Mollamahmutoglu

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 4/2008

Abstract

Struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian neoplasm and its malignant transformation is even rarer. Because of its rarity, there is no consensus about its diagnosis and management in the literature. A 53-year-old woman with left adnexial mass underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy. Postoperatively, she was diagnosed with a malignant struma ovarii. Postoperative thyroid ultrasonography revealed a 0.5-cm solid nodule in the thyroid gland and total thyroidectomy was done. Pathology report was nodular hyperplasia of benign character. She is currently disease-free for 1 year but long-term follow-up with thyroglobulin levels is necessary due to reports of increasing recurrence rates.

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Title: Malignant struma ovarii with a focus of papillary thyroid cancer: a case report
Authors: Melike Doganay
Tayfun Gungor
Sabri Cavkaytar
Levent Sirvan
Leyla Mollamahmutoglu
Publication date: 01-04-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-007-0466-6

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