Spinal Metastasis from Struma Ovarii: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Spinal Metastasis from Struma Ovarii: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Struma ovarii is a rare tumor that is defined as an ovarian teratoma with a thyroid tissue component exceeding 50%. Most of these tumors are benign, with malignant struma ovarii occurring in <1% of patients. Here, we describe the case of a 49-year-old female patient with malignant struma ovarii who developed thoracic spine metastasis. She had undergone an oophorectomy and was diagnosed with str...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Spine Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1976-1902,1976-7846
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2015.9.2.281