title: Struma ovarii coincident with Hashimoto's thyroiditis: an unusual cause of hyperthyroidism.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the identification of struma ovarii in a patient with a history of struma ovarii and new hyperthyroidism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic research hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A woman with hyperthyroidism who has struma ovarii coincident with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Measurement of thyroid hormone parameters before and after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After removal of the second struma ovarii, hyperthyroidism resolved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In a patient with two different causes of abnormal thyroid function, it is important to seek an encompassing clinical scenario.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1109, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morrissey
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Winkel
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hild
authors.forename: Ahalya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Premkumar
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery