title: Malignant struma ovarii: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman with papillary carcinoma arising in struma ovarii which involved one ovary without dissemination is presented. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed. Histopathological examination revealed malignant struma ovarii of the papillary type. The flow cytometric analysis revealed an hypodiploid DNA content (DNA index:0.67). Since these are rare tumors, there is no universal exact protocol for the treatment and follow-up of patients with malignant struma ovarii. More data are needed to determine the prognosis and management in preferring mode of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey. osmanaga@meds.ktu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osmanağaoğlu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bozkaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology