Malignant struma ovarii. A case report and review of the literature.

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...

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. ...

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-...

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

A Hormonally Active Malignant Struma Ovarii

Struma ovarii is a rare monodermal variant of ovarian teratoma that contains at least 50% thyroid tissue. Less than 8% of struma ovarii cases present with clinical and biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis due to ectopic production of thyroid hormone and only 5% undergo malignant transformation into a papillary thyroid carcinoma. Only isolated cases of hormonally active papillary thyroid carci...