TY - JOUR
T1 - Struma ovarii and hyperthyroidism
AU - Dunzendorfer, Thomas
AU - DeLas Morenas, Antonio
AU - Kalir, Tamara
AU - Levin, Robert M.
PY - 1999/5
Y1 - 1999/5
N2 - Struma ovarii is a teratoma of the ovaries that contains a large amount of thyroid tissue. Like the cervical thyroid gland, this ectopic thyroid tissue can become autonomous. We present a case of hyperthyroidism caused by thyroid tissue in a large ovarian cystic teratoma and provide detailed endocrinological, radiological, and pathological preoperative and postoperative data. This is also the first documented case of struma ovarii in association with a secreting pituitary tumor. In addition, we provide a retrospective pathological analysis of 1390 surgically removed ovarian tumors at 2 major academic centers.
AB - Struma ovarii is a teratoma of the ovaries that contains a large amount of thyroid tissue. Like the cervical thyroid gland, this ectopic thyroid tissue can become autonomous. We present a case of hyperthyroidism caused by thyroid tissue in a large ovarian cystic teratoma and provide detailed endocrinological, radiological, and pathological preoperative and postoperative data. This is also the first documented case of struma ovarii in association with a secreting pituitary tumor. In addition, we provide a retrospective pathological analysis of 1390 surgically removed ovarian tumors at 2 major academic centers.
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U2 - 10.1089/thy.1999.9.499
DO - 10.1089/thy.1999.9.499
M3 - Article
C2 - 10365682
AN - SCOPUS:0033055654
SN - 1050-7256
VL - 9
SP - 499
EP - 502
JO - Thyroid
JF - Thyroid
IS - 5
ER -