title: Malignant struma ovarii.
abstract: Malignant struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian germ cell tumors. Because of its rarity, diagnosis and management of the tumor has not been clearly defined. A 52-year-old female with follicular variant of papillary carcinoma arising in struma ovarii is presented. There was no evidence of clinical malignancy or metastases. However on the basis of histopathologic findings, the case was diagnosed as malignant struma ovarii. It was accepted as stage Ia tumor and no other treatment was considered after radical excision. Due to its fairly good prognosis, surgical excision has been the preferred treatment for those who do not have disseminated disease. Nevertheless, long-term follow-up is necessary to determine the course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Uskudar, Istanbul, 81160, Turkey. etfaly@superonline.com
authors.forename: Fevziye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kabukcuoglu
authors.forename: Alparslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baksu
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aktumen
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Evren
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000473:pathology*