Cystic struma ovarii: a rare presentation of an infrequent tumor
São Paulo med. j
; 118(1): 17-20, Jan. 2000.
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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
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Ováricas
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Estruma Ovárico
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Cistadenoma Seroso
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Secciones por Congelación
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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MEDICINA
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Año:
2000
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Article