Struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian neoplasm, entirely or predominantly composed of thyroid tissue. This tumour generally has a benign biological behavior, although some cases of malignant transformation have been reported (5-10%). The tumour usually presents as an asymptomatic mature mass that may measure as much as 10 cm in diameter. The presence of ascites is possible (15-20%), and in a few cases the association of ascites and hydrothorax has been recorded (Pseudo-Meigs Syndrome); a close relationship between ascites and high levels of Ca-125, that may wrongly induce to a diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma is present. Other possible clinical consequences are compressive symptoms on adjacent structures and symptoms of estrogenic-progestinal hyperproduction such as menometrorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, infertility, and skin rash.Here we report the case of a young woman presenting, at her admission, a voluminous abdomino-pelvic mass (max. diam. 30 cm), histologically represented by a mature teratoma prevalently composed of thyroid tissue. Eur. J.Oncol., 16 (3), 000-000, 2011

Lo Monte, A.I., Damiano, G., Zumbino, C., Palumbo, V.D., Bellavia, M., Spinelli, G., et al. (2011). Struma ovarii. Case report and revision of the literature. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, 16(3), 163-169.

Struma ovarii. Case report and revision of the literature

LO MONTE, Attilio Ignazio;DAMIANO, Giuseppe;ZUMBINO, Carmelo;PALUMBO, Vincenzo Davide;BELLAVIA, Maurizio;SPINELLI, Gabriele;GIOVIALE, Maria Concetta;CUCINELLA, Gaspare;VENEZIA, Renato;PERINO, Antonino;BUSCEMI, Giuseppe
2011-01-01

Abstract

Struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian neoplasm, entirely or predominantly composed of thyroid tissue. This tumour generally has a benign biological behavior, although some cases of malignant transformation have been reported (5-10%). The tumour usually presents as an asymptomatic mature mass that may measure as much as 10 cm in diameter. The presence of ascites is possible (15-20%), and in a few cases the association of ascites and hydrothorax has been recorded (Pseudo-Meigs Syndrome); a close relationship between ascites and high levels of Ca-125, that may wrongly induce to a diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma is present. Other possible clinical consequences are compressive symptoms on adjacent structures and symptoms of estrogenic-progestinal hyperproduction such as menometrorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, infertility, and skin rash.Here we report the case of a young woman presenting, at her admission, a voluminous abdomino-pelvic mass (max. diam. 30 cm), histologically represented by a mature teratoma prevalently composed of thyroid tissue. Eur. J.Oncol., 16 (3), 000-000, 2011
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Lo Monte, A.I., Damiano, G., Zumbino, C., Palumbo, V.D., Bellavia, M., Spinelli, G., et al. (2011). Struma ovarii. Case report and revision of the literature. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, 16(3), 163-169.
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