Monomorphic teratoma of the ovary: a rare cause of triiodothyronine toxicosis.
A case of low thyroid radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) thyrotoxicosis due to a large struma ovarii comprising pure thyroid tissue is presented, including a detailed diagnostic evaluation, histopathology, and demonstration of rapid recovery of native thyroid function after surgical excision. In addition, the first comprehensive analysis of thyroglobulin obtained from an ovarian struma is reported.
Simkin
P H
PH
Division of Nuclear Medicine at UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655-0243, USA. peter.simkin@banyan.ummed.edu
Ramirez
L A
LA
Zweizig
S L
SL
Afonso
S A
SA
Fraire
A E
AE
Khan
A
A
Dunn
A D
AD
Dunn
J T
JT
Braverman
L E
LE
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000378:metabolism; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013954:Thyroglobulin