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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2002;45(10):1856-1859. Published online October 1, 2002.
- A Case of Malignant Struma Ovarii.
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Sang Yun Oh, Jae Hong Noh, Chel Hun Choi, Ui Young Lee, Chang Soo Park, Duk Soo Bae, Je Ho Lee, Byong Gie Kim
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 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
Keywords :Malignant Struma Ovarii
