Cystic struma ovarii: a rare presentation of an infrequent tumor
São Paulo med. j
;
118(1): 17-20, Jan. 2000.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-255042
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Struma ovarii, a rare neoplasm, is a monophyletic teratoma composed of thyroid tissue. It is generally considered to account for less than 5 percent 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 ovarian tumors. Extensive sampling should be undertaken and immunohistochemistry may be decisive in establishing the thyroid nature of the epithelial lining. The authors report two cases of cystic struma ovarii, and discuss diagnostic criteria and the limitations of frozen biopsies in these tumors
Full text:
Available
Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
/
Struma Ovarii
/
Cystadenoma, Serous
/
Frozen Sections
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
/
Cincia
/
Ginecologia
/
Medicine
/
Medicina Interna
/
Obstetr¡cia
/
Pediatria
/
Sa£de Mental
/
Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS