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[Struma ovarii: a rare case of giant ovarian cyst].

Authors :
Raiteb H
El Fazazi H
Kouach J
Moussaoui D
Dehayni M
Source :
The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2017 Apr 25; Vol. 26, pp. 223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 25 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Struma ovarii is a rare tumor, which accounts for 2.7% of ovarian teratomas and 0.01% of ovarian tumors. It usually affects women in the fifth decades of life and is most often detected incidentally during ultrasound and then confirmed histologically. The gold standard treatment is surgery and prognosis is excellent. We here report the particular case of a young female patient with giant struma ovarii whose radiological features were classified as unusual presentation. We match patient's data with those from the literature.<br />Competing Interests: Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d'intérêts.

Details

Language :
French
ISSN :
1937-8688
Volume :
26
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Pan African medical journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28690737
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.26.223.10621