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A struma ovarii (literally: goitre of the ovary) is a rare form of monodermal teratoma that contains mostly thyroid tissue, which may cause hyperthyroidism. [ 1 ] Despite its name, struma ovarii is not restricted to the ovary.
Teratoma; A small (4 cm) dermoid cyst of an ovary, discovered during cesarean section Specialty: Gynecology, oncology: Symptoms: Minimal, painless lump [1] [2]: Complications: Ovarian torsion, testicular torsion, hydrops fetalis [1] [2] [3]
A struma ovarii is a rare form of monodermal teratoma that contains mostly thyroid tissue, which leads to hyperthyroidism. Excess iodine consumption notably from algae such as kelp . Thyrotoxicosis can also occur after taking too much thyroid hormone in the form of supplements, such as levothyroxine (a phenomenon known as exogenous ...
Sex cord–gonadal stromal tumour is a group of tumours derived from the stromal component of the ovary and testis, which comprises the granulosa, thecal cells and fibrocytes. [1]
M9090/0 Struma ovarii, NOS M9090/3 Struma ovarii, malignant ... Download table German version Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine at DIMDI; Codes at IARC;
Ovarian tumors, or ovarian neoplasms, are tumors in the ovary. [1] Not all are ovarian cancer. [1] They consist of mainly solid tissue, while ovarian cysts contain fluid. [2]In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) divided ovarian tumours as 90% epithelial, 3% germ cell, and 2% sex cord-stromal types.
The stroma of the ovary is a unique type of connective tissue abundantly supplied with blood vessels, consisting for the most part of spindle-shaped stroma cells.These appear similar to fibroblasts.
Granulosa cell tumours are tumours that arise from granulosa cells.They are estrogen-secreting tumours and present as large, complex, ovarian masses. These tumours are part of the sex cord–gonadal stromal tumour or non-epithelial group of tumours.