L. Savelli, A. C. Testa, D. Timmerman, D. Paladini, Otto Ljungberg, L. Valentin,
... ultrasound features similar to those of pure struma ovarii, ‘struma pearls’ being seen in three of these. Conclusions The sonographic features of struma ovarii vary. Struma ovarii may be suspected when a ‘struma pearl’ ...
Tópico(s): Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
2008 - Wiley | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elizabeth Teale, David Gouldesbrough, Steven R. Peacey,
Struma ovarii is a rare cause of hyperthyroidism and particularly rare in patients with coexisting Graves' disease. We ... resulting from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. A 555-g struma ovarii was removed surgically. Hypothyroidism developed postoperatively (FT4 9. ... confirm the presence of TSH receptors on the struma ovarii. The demonstration of TSH receptors on the struma ovarii increases previous speculation that struma ovarii growth and function may be augmented by the ...
Tópico(s): Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
2006 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Thyroid
Riho Yazawa, Hiroyuki Yazawa, Kaoru Fukuda, Miki Ohara,
Struma ovarii is a rare taratoma that accounts for 0.5-1% of all ovarian tumors. It is sometimes difficult to differentiate struma ovarii from ovarian carcinoma. We encountered a case of struma ovarii that was suspected to be malignant due to ...
Tópico(s): Endometriosis Research and Treatment
2023 - | FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Mehrangiz Hatami, Dwayne Breining, Ricky L. Owers, Giuseppe Del Priore, Gary L. Goldberg,
... Histopathology revealed papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii (malignant struma ovarii).Malignant struma ovarii is a very rare malignant ovarian teratoma. In ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Biology and Fertility
2007 - Karger Publishers | Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
Julie J. Huh, F.J. Montz, Robert E. Bristow,
... an elevated CA 125 level resulting from struma ovarii. Conclusion. Struma ovarii is a rare cause of ascites, hydrothorax, and ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Biology and Fertility
2002 - Elsevier BV | Gynecologic Oncology
Hitomi Yamashita, Kentaro Nakayama, Kosuke Kanno, Tomoka Ishibashi, Masako Ishikawa, Seiya Sato, Koji Iida, Razia Sultana, Satoru Kyo,
Since malignant struma ovarii is a very rare disease, its carcinogenic mechanism has not been elucidated. Here, we sought to identify the ... the carcinogenesis of a rare case of malignant struma ovarii (follicular carcinoma) with peritoneal dissemination.DNA was extracted ... embedded sections of normal uterine tissues and malignant struma ovarii for genetic analysis. Whole-exome sequencing and DNA ... may be associated with the pathogenesis of malignant struma ovarii. To our knowledge, this is the first report ...
Tópico(s): Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
2023 - Caister Academic Press | Current Issues in Molecular Biology
Athanasios D. Anastasilakis, Rosaria-Maddalena Ruggeri, Stergios A. Pοlyzos, Polyzois Makras, Dimitra Molyva, Alfredo Campennì, Athina Gkiomisi, Christos Balaris, Panagiotis Fotiadis, Giovanni Tuccari, Stergios Papachatzopoulos,
Struma ovarii is a rare cause of hyperthyroidism, while coexistence with Graves' disease has been scarcely reported.We ... patient with Graves' disease and unilateral benign functioning struma ovarii, accompanied by ascites, pleural effusion and elevated cancer ... thyroid carcinoma was also identified. The functionality of struma ovarii tissue in our patient was supported by the ... of reported cases of coexistent Graves' disease and struma ovarii was performed.The diagnosis of struma ovarii may be masked by Graves' disease and, therefore, ...
Tópico(s): Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
2013 - Elsevier BV | Metabolism
Bernhard Kraemer, Eva‐Maria Grischke, Annette Staebler, Petros Hirides, Ralf Rothmund,
... report the case of a patient with malignant struma ovarii, which was excised endoscopically.DesignCase study and literature ... The tumor was excised endoscopically.Conclusion(s)Malignant struma ovarii is a very rare, highly specialized form of ... very difficult, and there is no standard treatment. Struma ovarii, which is potentially malignant, should be included in ... cystic and solid structure. Standardized treatment of malignant struma ovarii still remains undefined; currently the laparoscopic removal of ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Biology and Fertility
2011 - Elsevier BV | Fertility and Sterility
Antónia Costa, Ana Margarida Póvoa, M. C. Pires, Vera Paiva, Catarina Pinto, José Martinez‐de‐Oliveira,
... ovarian neoplasias from which 0.3–1% are struma ovarii, the most common monodermic teratoma of the ovary. Struma ovarii, originally described by von Kalden in 1895, occurs ... differentiated thyroid tissue in a patient with benign struma ovarii. It has an indolent clinical course and may result from extraovarian dissemination of a ruptured struma ovarii. The patient was a 69-year-old woman, ... section of the right ovary was interpreted as struma ovarii. Immunohistochemically it stained for thyroglobulin, which confirmed the ...
Tópico(s): Ovarian function and disorders
2005 - Informa | Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Y. Zalel, Daniel S. Seidman, M. Oren, R. Achiron, Walter H. Gotlieb, S. Mashiach, Mordechai Goldenberg,
... the preoperative clinical, laboratory, and sonographic characteristics of struma ovarii in comparison to ovarian dermoid cysts. A retrospective ... a 10 year period identified 12 cases of struma ovarii. These cases, combined with 4 additional cases from ... to 32 cases of ovarian dermoid cysts. Ovarian struma ovarii occurred in 12 (4.8%) of 251 cases ... was 57.3 mm (range, 30-95 mm). Struma ovarii occurred more frequently (68.8%) in the right ... center of the lesion in all cases of struma ovarii. Rare cases were seen with elevated tumor markers ...
Tópico(s): Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
2000 - Wiley | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Kenneth O. Devaney, Russell R. Snyder, Henry J. Morris, Fattaneh A. Tavassoli,
We reviewed 54 cases of struma ovarii with histologic features diverging from the normal pattern of benign thyroid tissue. These 54 lesions were divided into proliferative struma (41 ... struma (13 cases). The patients diagnosed with proliferative struma ovarii ranged in age from 18 to 84 years ( ... Meigs' syndrome"). Proliferative struma differed from the usual struma ovarii in that they comprised areas of densely packed ... the lesions that we have designated as proliferative struma ovarii showed histologic evidence of overlapping "ground glass" nuclei, ...
Tópico(s): Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
1993 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
Tullaya Sitasuwan, Suchanan Hanamornroongruang, Thavatchai Peerapatdit, Nuntakorn Thongtang,
Coexisting of Graves' disease and functioning struma ovarii is a rare condition. Although the histology of struma ovarii predominantly composed of thyrocytes, the majority of the patients did not have ... hypothyroidism after the surgery. The pathological diagnosis was struma ovarii at right ovary. We performed TSHR staining in both the patient's struma ovarii and in 3 cases of non-functioning struma ovarii. The staining results were all positive and the intensity of the TSHR staining of functioning struma ovarii was the same as that in other cases ...
Tópico(s): Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
2015 - BioMed Central | BMC Endocrine Disorders
Seung‐Chul Yoo, Ki‐Hong Chang, Mi-Ok Lyu, Suk‐Joon Chang, Hee‐Sug Ryu, Haeng-Soo Kim,
To evaluate the clinical characteristics of struma ovarii.Twenty-five cases of struma ovarii were reviewed retrospectively from June 1994 to April 2007. The presenting clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features ... cysts, while only 3 cases were diagnosed as struma ovarii. There were 4 cases of malignant struma ovarii, and no patients with recurrent disease.Struma ovarii is a rare tumor. The presented clinical, laboratory ... confirmed by pathologic findings. The treatment of benign struma ovarii is surgical resection only. The cases of malignant ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Biology and Fertility
2008 - Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology | Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
Lawrence M. Roth, Aleksander Talerman, Jonathan Wadsley, А. И. Карселадзе,
... report of 15 cases with comparison to ordinary struma ovarii Lawrence M Roth, Lawrence M Roth Department of ... 1 DeSimone CP, Lele SM, Modesitt SC. Malignant struma ovarii: a case report and analysis of cases reported ... Shaco-Levy R, Peng RY et al. Malignant struma ovarii: an analysis of 88 cases, including 27 with ... 4 Tennvall J, Ljungberg O, Högberg T. ‘Malignant struma ovarii’ with peritoneal dissemination. Histopathology 1997; 31; 289– 290. 5 Zekri JM, Manifold IH, Wadsley JC. Metastatic struma ovarii: late presentation, unusual features and multiple radioactive iodine ...
Tópico(s): Endometriosis Research and Treatment
2010 - Wiley | Histopathology
Makiko Yoshida, Chiho Obayashi, Mayumi Tachibana, Rieko Minami,
... ovarian tumor composed of mixed Brenner tumor and struma ovarii in the right ovary and mature cystic teratoma ... left ovary, is described. Mixed Brenner tumor and struma ovarii is rare; eight cases are reviewed. In this ... in addition to the typical Brenner tumor and struma ovarii, some nests composed of both Brenner tumor and struma ovarii in one nest were found in the right ovarian tumor. Immunohistochemically, the struma ovarii is stained for thyroglobulin, and Brenner nests showed ... thyroglobulin. The origin of mixed Brenner tumor and struma ovarii may be germ cell, as described in some ...
Tópico(s): Animal Virus Infections Studies
2004 - Wiley | Pathology International
Masayo Ukita, Hidekatsu Nakai, Yasushi Kotani, Takako Tobiume, Eiji Koike, Isao Tsuji, Ayako Suzuki, Masaki Mandai,
Malignant struma ovarii is a rare type of ovarian tumor. Metastasis from malignant struma ovarii is rare and has only been documented in ... natural history and optimal treatment strategy for malignant struma ovarii remains controversial due to its rarity. The current ... determined as a mature cystic teratoma with malignant struma ovarii (thyroid type, follicular carcinoma) of the left ovary ... present report describes a rare case of malignant struma ovarii in which surgical resection and pathological examination of ...
Tópico(s): Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
2014 - Spandidos Publishing | Oncology Letters
A. Ayhan, Fazlı Yanık, Rahime Tuncer, Zafer Selçuk Tuncer, Şevket Ruacan,
... clinicopathological experience of patients with benign and malignant struma ovarii. METHOD: A retrospective institutional analysis of 2 patients with malignant and 14 patients with benign struma ovarii, treated during a period of 20 years. RESULT: The patients with struma ovarii constituted 1.0% of all ovarian neoplasms in ... germ cell tumors were calculated to be of struma ovarii (16/382). The stages of the malignant cases ... ovaries. The preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis of malignant struma ovarii proved to be difficult since 2 patients subjected ...
Tópico(s): Ovarian function and disorders
1993 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Julie McGill, Cord Sturgeon, Peter Angelos,
To present a rare case of metastatic struma ovarii, review the related literature, and discuss the management.A case report of a patient with metastatic struma ovarii is presented. The treatment plan, postoperative care, and ... English-language literature seeking additional cases of metastatic struma ovarii. In addition to the current case, the previous 40 cases of metastatic struma ovarii were reviewed and analyzed.The mean age of ... tumor. The most common sites of involvement for struma ovarii metastatic disease have been the peritoneum, mesentery, and ...
Tópico(s): Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
2009 - Elsevier BV | Endocrine Practice
A. Ciccarelli, H. Valdes‐Socin, Jasmine Parma, SK Khoo, Jacqueline Schoumans, Annamaria Colao, Etienne Hamoir, Albert Beckers,
... of hyperthyroidism represent a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Struma ovarii is an ovarian teratoma and constitutes a rare ... thyroidal hormonal production. We describe a case of struma ovarii that combined two different sources of hyperthyroidism in ... understanding of the autonomy and tumorigenesis of the struma ovarii. CASE REPORT: A 73-year-old nulliparous woman ... with (123)I detected a pelvic hyperfixation suggesting struma ovarii, and a thyroid differentiated left ovarian teratoma 3 ... is the first well-documented report of thyrotoxic struma ovarii revealed after treatment of a single thyroid toxic ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Biology and Fertility
2004 - Oxford University Press | European Journal of Endocrinology
D. Paladini, M. Vassallo, G. Sglavo, Carmine Nappi,
... mature teratoma with high prevalence of thyroid tissue (struma ovarii) (Figure 1b). Intraoperative examination of all abdominal and ... diagnosis of benign mature teratoma with a 95% struma ovarii component. Six weeks after surgery, serum CA 125 ... pulsatility indices. Note the ample diastolic flow component. Struma ovarii accounts for only 2.7% of germ cell ... to pseudo-Meigs syndrome4-8. The association of struma ovarii with high titers of CA 125 is also ... recently in the literature7-9. The fact that struma ovarii may actually mimic an ovarian carcinoma, considering the ...
Tópico(s): Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
2008 - Wiley | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Marco Russo, Ilenia Marturano, Romilda Masucci, Melania Caruso, Maria Concetta Fornito, Dario Tumino, Martina Tavarelli, Sebastiano Squatrito, Gabriella Pellegriti,
Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian teratoma characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue as the major component. Malignant transformation of the thyroidal component (malignant struma ovarii) has been reported in approximately 5% of struma ovarii. The management and follow-up of this unusual ... thyroiditis and a previous resection of a benign struma ovarii that underwent hystero-annexiectomy for malignant struma ovarii with multiple papillary thyroid cancer foci and peritoneal ... up. The diagnosis and natural progression of malignant struma ovarii are difficult to discern, and relapses can occur ...
Tópico(s): Bartonella species infections research
2016 - Wiley | Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports
Lai Y. Wong, Terrence Diamond,
... EditorSevere Ophthalmopathy Developing After Treatment of Coexisting Malignant Struma Ovarii and Graves' DiseaseLai Y. Wong and Terrence H. ... ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View articleFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByHyperthyroidism associated with struma ovarii – a case report and review of literature13 August 2021 | Gynecological Endocrinology, Vol. 37, No. 12Malignant struma ovarii: From case to analysis4 July 2021 | Journal of ... No. 9The Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Malignant Struma Ovarii: An Analysis of 144 Published Patients5 March 2021 | ...
Tópico(s): Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
2009 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Thyroid
Agnieszka Gonet, Rafał Ślusarczyk, Danuta Gąsior‐Perczak, Artur Kowalik, Janusz Kopczyński, Aldona Kowalska,
Introduction: Struma ovarii accounts for 2% of mature teratomas. Struma ovarii is diagnosed when thyroid tissue accounts for >50% of ... Malignant transformation is rare, occurring in <5% of struma ovarii cases. Case presentation: A 17-year-old patient was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in struma ovarii. The patient exhibited menstrual disorders. Abdominal and pelvic ... recurrence 4 years after the diagnosis. Conclusions: Malignant struma ovarii is diagnosed by surgery. Because papillary carcinoma in ...
Tópico(s): Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Diagnostics
Gian Franco Zannoni, Valerio Gallotta, Francesco Legge, Elisabetta Tarquini, Giovanni Scambia, Gabriella Ferrandina,
Background. Malignant struma ovarii is a rare tumor, consisting of a struma ovarii with malignant transformation. The association of a malignant struma ovarii with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome and elevated Ca-125 ... was performed. Definitive histological examination revealed a malignant struma ovarii. The immediate and complete resolution of symptoms and ... case of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome associated with malignant struma ovarii and elevated Ca-125 levels. The choice of ... and the low incidence of metastases in malignant struma ovarii. Careful patient counseling is required.
Tópico(s): Ovarian function and disorders
2004 - Elsevier BV | Gynecologic Oncology
Tansel Ansal Balcı, Levent Kabasakal,
... 1] Makani S. Kim W. Gaba A.R. Struma ovarii with a focus of papillary thyroid cancer: a ... the follow-up of the patients with Malignant Struma Ovarii especially caught our attention. The authors recommended postoperative ... recommended after the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma in struma ovarii tissue has become definite by pathological examination [ 4 ... 131 whole-body scan: a case of malignant struma ovarii. Clin. Nucl. Med. 2000; 25: 465-496 Crossref ... Dazza F. Lemarois E. Aurengo A. et al. Struma ovarii or malignant ovarian goiter. A case. Presse Med. ...
Tópico(s): Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
2005 - Elsevier BV | Gynecologic Oncology
Martine Dujardin, Priti Sekhri, Lindsay W. Turnbull,
As clinical features in struma ovarii patients in the absence of thyrotoxicosis are generally non-specific and resemble ovarian malignancy, preoperative radiological diagnosis becomes all the ... this usually benign and rare ovarian mass. As struma ovarii is an uncommon entity, it is all the ... the key findings of both benign and malignant struma ovarii and to present an unusual case of a ... cystic ovarian struma. Key Points • Clinical features in struma ovarii are generally non-specific and resemble ovarian malignancy. • ...
Tópico(s): Ovarian function and disorders
2013 - Springer Nature | Insights into Imaging
Do‐Hee Kim, Cho Hyun-Chul, Jin-Wan Park, Wonae Lee, You‐Me Kim, Phil‐Sang Chung, Seok-Gun Park, Woong-Sik Ahn, Sei‐Jun Han, Choong‐Hak Park,
Background: Struma ovarii is a highly specialized form of mature ovarian teratoma consisting of thyroid tissue and exhibiting all the ... thyroid gland. Malignant transformation of thyroid tissue in struma ovarii and metastasis are extremely uncommon. In rare cases, ... varying sizes of mature thyroid tissue similar to struma ovarii. This condition is termed "peritoneal strumosis." Summary: We report a 49-year-old woman with struma ovarii complicated by peritoneal strumosis with thyrotoxicosis. After surgical ...
Tópico(s): Endometriosis Research and Treatment
2009 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Thyroid
Nunzia Brusca, Susanna Carlotta Del Duca, Rita Salvatori, Antonio D’Agostini, P Cannas, Maria Giulia Santaguida, Camilla Virili, Loredana Bianchi, Lucilla Gargano, Marco Centanni,
Struma ovarii is an ovarian teratoma, represented in more than 50% by thyroid tissue. Five percent of struma ovarii cases have been proven to be malignant and, ... carcinoma is the most common histotype arising in struma ovarii. Because of the unusual occurrence of this tumor, ... treatment is the choice treatment in metastatic malignant struma ovarii, while these procedures are still controversial in non-metastatic thyroid cancer arising in struma ovarii.We report a female with follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii. After pelvic surgery, thyroid morphofunctional examinations were performed ...
Tópico(s): Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
2014 - | International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Jennifer L. Marti, Victoria Clark, Holly Harper, David C. Chhieng, Julie Ann Sosa, Sanziana A. Roman,
Well-differentiated thyroid cancer arising in struma ovarii is rare. The optimal management of this entity remains undefined. Unilateral cystectomy, unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (USO), or total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral ... that in patients with thyroid cancer arising within struma ovarii, pelvic surgery alone would be sufficient, provided there ... literature review focused on low-risk patients with struma ovarii confined to the ovary, without evidence of gross ... patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer arising within struma ovarii. Patients underwent USO, BSO, or TAH/BSO. One ...
Tópico(s): Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
2011 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Thyroid
Alfredo Mancuso, Onofrio Triolo, Iolanda Leonardi, Antonio De Vivo,
... can mimic pelvic cancer. One such condition is struma ovarii which may lead to suspicion of an ovarian ... reported a benign multicystic lesion with thyroid tissue (struma ovarii) (Fig. 1). The ascitic fluid was negative for ... ovary. Present ovarian lesion. Architectural pattern of a 'struma ovarii' inside which are patent by both large and ... limits. The patient was discharged after 7 days. Struma ovarii is a rare benign tumor of the ovary. ... constitutes more than 50% of the tumor (1). Struma ovarii usually presents itself with abdominal and pelvic symptoms ...
Tópico(s): Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
2001 - Informa | Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica