Unusual characteristics and fatal outcome of a malignant struma ovarii. Case report and literature review.
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Malignant struma ovarii. A case report and review of the literature.
Malignant struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian carcinoma; only 3 cases of its pure papillary type have been reported in the literature. A new case of malignant papillary struma ovarii arising in an asymptomatic 32-year-old woman is presented. Due to its rarity, there has been confusion in the diagnosis and management of malignant struma ovarii. Criteria for the diagnosis of malignant papilla...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion
دوره 58 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011