title: The lack of consensus in management of malignant struma ovarii.
abstract: Struma ovarii is a rare variant of teratoma characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue in more than 50%. Malignant transformation is rare (less than 5%) and the criteria to classify this condition have changed over time. Nowadays it must fulfill the histological categories of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Its treatment is controversial and there is no unanimous management. We present three cases of women with malignant struma ovarii, diagnosed by the surgical specimen.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Virgen del Rocío , Sevilla , Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: González Aguilera
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guerrero Vázquez
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gros Herguido
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Gallego
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navarro González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D032921:Consensus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D057285:Precision Medicine; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: Management; struma ovarii; thyroid