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
Hauptverfasser: Khan, Sadaf, Kudva, Ranjini
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:2277-8551
2455-6882
DOI:10.7860/NJLM/2022/51116.2596