Struma ovarii: A report of three cases and literature review

Struma ovarii - A report of seven cases

Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian teratoid tumor. Thyroid elements can be noted in almost 20% of the cases of dermoid cyst, however the term ‘struma’ is used when the thyorid tissue constitutes more than 50% of the tumor . The malignant struma ovarii is even more rare, and makes about 5% of all cases of struma ovarii . Majority of the references are in the form of case reports in the literature. ...

Struma Ovarii: Case Report and Review

Only 150 cases of struma ovarii (i.e., goiter of the ovary) have been reported in the medical literature. The condition is characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue in an ovarian tumor, typically as a part of a teratoma. We report the first case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis concurrent with struma ovarii, a thyroid gland with Hürthle cells, and positive antithyroid antibodies despite referen...

Case report: Malignant struma ovarii.

Struma ovarii are specialized teratomas consisting of thyroid tissue with various microscopic features, ranging from benign to malignant. We report a rare form of malignant struma ovarii, composed exclusively of a follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma with capsular invasion, which occurred in a 65-yr-old woman.

Unusual characteristics and fatal outcome of a malignant struma ovarii. Case report and literature review.

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-...