A Case of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Arising from Struma Ovarii and Extending into the Bladder

Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in Struma Ovarii

Struma ovarii is an uncommon type of ovarian mature teratoma with a predominant thyroid component. The morphological spectrum of the thyroid tissue ranges from that of normal thyroid to proliferative adenoma-like lesions and thyroid-type carcinomas (malignant transformation). The histologic features of ovarian strumal lesions sometimes cause diagnostic problems due to the confusion with other t...

A Case of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Struma Ovarii and Review of the Literature

Malignancy in struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian germ cell tumour. Because of its rarity, the diagnosis and management of the tumour have not been clearly defined. We present a case of 67- year-old female with papillary carcinoma arising in struma ovarii and review the literature on malignancy in struma ovarii cases, focusing on management of these cases.

Malignant follicular thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii: A case report and review of the literature

Struma ovarii is a rare (2.7%) ovarian teratoid tumour that can be diagnosed only when thyroid tissue is the predominant element. The malignant struma ovarii is even more rare, and makes up 5% of all cases of struma ovarii. Here we report a case of malignant struma ovarii. A 76-year-old women gravida 3 and parity 3, referred to our gynecologic oncology clinic. She underwent bilateral salphingo-...

[Struma ovarii with malignant histology: a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma].

Papillary carcinoma arising in struma ovarii versus ovarian metastasis from primary thyroid carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.

We present a case of a postmenopausal woman diagnosed with an ovarian mass containing thyroid follicles and foci of papillary thyroid carcinoma during pathological examination. This patient referred having had a metachronous thyroid malignancy 10 years before. The differential diagnosis between a thyroid malignancy arising from a struma ovarii and a metastatic ovarian tumor originating from thy...