Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report
Authors: Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum
Background: Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian tumor. Most of the cases are benign and a few cases have previously been reported with malignant transformation. Case Presentation: A 55 year old multiparous women presented with excessive menstrual bleeding, lower abdominal pain and distention. Histopathology report confirmed the presence of struma ovarii. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy was done. Conclusion: Recommendation for treatment is excision of the tumor (teratoma) with follow up to see any metastatic possibility
Keywords: Struma Ovarii, malignant, ovarian cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma, case report
Authors
Correspondence to:
Muhammad Naeem, PINUM Cancer Hospital Jail road Faisalabad muhammadnaeemdr@yahoo.com
Publication history:
Received 14 Nov 2017
Accepted 25 Jan 2018
Published online 15 Feb 2018
Published in print 20 Feb 2018
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. EJMCR. 2018; 2(1): 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=282971 [Access: April 23, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. EJMCR. 2018; 2(1): 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. EJMCR. (2018), [cited April 23, 2024]; 2(1): 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum (2018) Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. EJMCR, 2 (1), 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. 2018. Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (1), 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. "Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 (2018), 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum. "Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 2.1 (2018), 30-32. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5
Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Babar Imran, Rubina Tabassum (2018) Malignant struma ovarii: a rare case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (1), 30-32. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/2/5