Struma ovarii: a rare form of presentation and clinical review
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Cystic struma ovarii: a rare presentation of an infrequent tumor.
CONTEXT Struma ovarii, a rare neoplasm, is a monophyletic teratoma composed of thyroid tissue. It is generally considered to account for less than 5% of mature teratomas. CASE REPORT A diagnosis of struma ovarii may be the source of many diagnostic problems. It may be cystic and microscopic examination may only reveal a few typical thyroid follicles, resulting in confusion with other cystic o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0001-6349,1600-0412
DOI: 10.1080/j.0001-6349.2005.0498a.x