An Unusual Case of Malignant Struma Ovarii Causing Thyrotoxicosis

BACKGROUND: Struma ovarii (SO) is a specialized monodermal teratoma predominantly composed of mature thyroid tissue, accounting for approximately 5% of all ovarian teratomas. Thyrotoxicosis is seen in about 8% of patients with SO. Most SO cases are benign with only 5-10% being malignant, and maligna...

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Published in:Eur Thyroid J
Main Authors: Anagnostou, Elli, Polymeris, Antonios, Morphopoulos, Georgios, Travlos, Alexios, Sarantopoulou, Vassiliki, Papaspyrou, Irini
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2016
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Clinical Thyroidology / Original Paper
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5091280/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843812
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000448474
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