title: Malignant struma ovarii: a case report.
abstract: Malignant struma ovarii is a rare form of the ovarian germ cell tumors. Hence, diagnosis and management of malignant struma ovarii have not been clearly defined. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman with papillary carcinoma arising in struma ovarii. The malignant component of this tumor was detected after laparoscopic removal, and a re-staging operation was performed afterwards. There was no evidence of clinical malignancy or metastases. In this paper, clinical features, treatment guidelines, diagnostic features, and immunohistochemical characteristics of this tumor are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Adana, Turkey. drfilizbolat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erkanli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kayaselcuk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tuncer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000032:analysis; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D013954:Thyroglobulin