A Case of Malignant Struma Ovarii / 대한산부인과학회잡지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
; : 1856-1859, 2002.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Struma Ovarii is a teratoma with thyroid tissue as the predominant (>50%) constituent. It is rare, representing about 2% of all teratomas, and its malignant transformation, less than 5% of struma ovarii. Presenting symptoms are not specific, therefore pre-operative diagnosis of malignant struma ovarii is difficult and most diagnosis of malignant struma ovaii is determined by post-operative histologic findings. Because of the rarity of malignant struma ovarii, there is considerable confusion concerning diagnosis and management. A postmenopausal woman presented with pelvic mass and lower abdominal pain and explo-laparotomy was performed. Then, pathologic report was identified as malignant struma ovarii. We report a case of malignant struma ovarii with brief review of literature
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Struma Ovarii
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Teratoma
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Thyroid Gland
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Abdominal Pain
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article