title: Ovarian metastasis from thyroid carcinoma: a case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Papillary thyroid carcinoma is rarely associated with metastatic disease. The most common sites of metastasis are the lungs and bones, while only few cases of ovarian metastasis are described in literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 51 years old woman, treated 9 years before for papillary thyroid carcinoma, presenting to our Institute with a pelvic ovarian mass revealed by ultrasound imaging. After bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, the histologic examination detected a left ovarian metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Even if the diagnosis of ovarian metastasis from thyroid carcinoma is often controversial, it should be considered when a woman with an ovarian lesion of unknown origin, has a personal history of malignant thyroid disease.
  The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/13000_2014_193.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Surgery, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy. giacomo.corrado@alice.it.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corrado
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department, Gynecology Section and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. giuliapomati@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pomati
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy. russo71@ifo.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy. visca@ifo.it.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visca
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy. vincenzoni@ifo.it.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincenzoni
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department, Gynecology Section and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. lodovicop@libero.it.
authors.forename: Lodovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patrizi
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy. e.vizza@ifo.it.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vizza
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D059146:Metastasectomy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D058994:Salpingectomy; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor