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Struma ovarii.
- Source :
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International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics [Int J Gynaecol Obstet] 1993 Aug; Vol. 42 (2), pp. 143-6. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- Objective: To review the clinicopathological experience of patients with benign and malignant struma ovarii.<br />Method: A retrospective institutional analysis of 2 patients with malignant and 14 patients with benign struma ovarii, treated during a period of 20 years.<br />Result: The patients with struma ovarii constituted 1.0% of all ovarian neoplasms in our institution (16/1501). Four percent of the germ cell tumors were calculated to be of struma ovarii (16/382). The stages of the malignant cases were recorded as 1A and 1C. Besides detection at early stage, a biologically low grade tumor was encountered as well. Although 5 of the patients had goitre, none of them had hyperthyroidism. None of the patients had a bilateral tumor. However, in 2 patients, a serous cystadenoma and dermoid cyst were found in the contralateral ovaries. The preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis of malignant struma ovarii proved to be difficult since 2 patients subjected to radical surgery according to suspicious frozen section reports in this series later were found to be benign struma ovarii.<br />Conclusion: The low metastatic potential and slow progression rate of malignant struma ovarii support conservative surgery especially in young patients who have not yet completed their families.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0020-7292
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7901063
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(93)90628-a