A Case Report: Malignant struma ovarii.
- Author:
Young Seop JUNG
1
;
Jang Ju LEE
;
Dong Kyu LEE
;
Tae Sun PARK
;
In Duk CHOE
;
Hyo Jin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Obsterics & Gynecology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
malignant struma ovarii
- MeSH:
Female;
Germ Cells;
Humans;
Incidence;
Middle Aged;
Ovary;
Struma Ovarii*;
Teratoma;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2002;45(7):1246-1249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
About 15 to 20% of ovarian tumors are of germ cell origin, and about 95% of these are cystic teratoma. when the teratoma is composed either entirely or predominantly of thyroid tissue, it called struma ovarii. Struma ovarii represents about 2.7% of cystic teratoma. The incidence of malignant struma ovarii is probably much less than 5% of all struma ovarii. We have observed a case of malignant struma ovarii originated from the left ovary of a 46-year-old woman, and present this case with a brief review of concerned literatures.
