title: Case report: Malignant struma ovarii.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: Mary Aldrene L
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lovecchio
authors.forename: Steven I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Hajdu
mesh_terms: 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