Struma Ovarii- A Rare Tumour with an Unusual Presentation
A teratoma composed predominantly or exclusively of a single type of tissue is called monodermal teratoma. Struma Ovarii (SO), a type of monodermal teratoma, is a rare variant of ovarian teratoma composed mainly of mature thyroid tissue. It is usually benign in histology. This is a case of an unusua...
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Veröffentlicht in: | NATIONAL JOURNAL OF LABORATORY MEDICINE 2022-04, Vol.11 (2), p.04-06 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A teratoma composed predominantly or exclusively of a single type of tissue is called monodermal teratoma. Struma Ovarii (SO), a type of monodermal teratoma, is a rare variant of ovarian teratoma composed mainly of mature thyroid tissue. It is usually benign in histology. This is a case of an unusually large cystic ovarian mass reported as SO in a 43-year-old female patient who reported with complaint of acute retention of urine for one day, associated with pain in lower abdomen and distension. |
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ISSN: | 2277-8551 2455-6882 |
DOI: | 10.7860/NJLM/2022/51116.2596 |