Case report: Malignant struma ovarii.
Struma ovarii are specialized teratomas consisting of thyroid tissue with various microscopic features, ranging from benign to malignant. We report a rare form of malignant struma ovarii, composed exclusively of a follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma with capsular invasion, which occurred in a 65-yr-old woman.
Navarro
Maria D
MD
Department of Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
Tan
Mary Aldrene L
MA
Lovecchio
John L
JL
Hajdu
Steven I
SI
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure