Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in Struma Ovarii: Case Report and Review of the Literature
An 81-year-old woman presented with a pelvic mass. The computed tomography scan showed a non-calcified solid cystic mass, 10.4x11.5x6.7 centimeters. She underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy and ascitic fluid for cytology. Histopathology reported p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mahidol University
2016-04-01
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Series: | Siriraj Medical Journal |
Online Access: | https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/55194 |
Summary: | An 81-year-old woman presented with a pelvic mass. The computed tomography scan showed a non-calcified solid cystic mass, 10.4x11.5x6.7 centimeters. She underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy and ascitic fluid for cytology. Histopathology reported poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii. Currently she has been free of disease for 5 months from the date of diagnosis.
Keywords: Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma, struma ovarii
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ISSN: | 2228-8082 |