IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 32 / Issue 3 / pii/2005056

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Case Report

Asymptomatic struma ovarii: A case report

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1 Department of Gynecological Sciences, Perinatology and Child Health, Rome (Italy)
2 Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2005, 32(3), 197–198;
Published: 10 September 2005
Abstract

Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian neoplasm. This tumor is generally benign, although malignant transformation has been reported The preoperative diagnosis is generally difficult. Thyroid hormones may be produced and in a few cases asymptomatic women may develop definitive clinical hypothyroidism after resection of struma ovarii. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman who under­went laparoscopic resection of an asymptomatic right ovarian mass. The pathologic diagnosis was struma ovarii. The postoperative period was uneventful and her thyroid function remained normal.

Keywords
Ovarian neoplasm
Struma ovarii
Laparoscopy
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