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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 1997;40(7):1538-1541. Published online January 1, 2001.
- A Case of Struma Ovarii.
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Jong Sung Park, Mi Lyong Kim, Ho Ju Youn, Hyum Ah Jun, Jau Gu Jong
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Abstract
- Struma ovarii is a highly specilized form of mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. It is extremely rare and accounts for only 2.7% of all ovarian teratomas. When thyroid tissue constitutes more than 50% of the tumor, it is usually called a struma ovarii. We reproted a case of struma ovarii and review the literature concerning this tumor briefly.
Keywords :Cystic teratoma;Struma ovarii
