Struma ovarii coincident with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: An unusual cause of hyperthyroidism
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An unusual variant of malignant struma ovarii.
Struma ovarii is a highly specialised form of mature ovarian teratoma. When thyroid tissue constitutes 50% or more of the ovarian neoplasm, the tumour is termed struma ovarii. Malignant struma ovarii is rare and makes up 0.1-0.3% of all ovarian teratomas [2]. We describe a case of follicular variant of papillary carcinoma arising from struma ovarii with elevated CA-125 and pseudo-Meig syndrome.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Fertility and Sterility
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0015-0282
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.095