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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]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... M9090/0 Struma ovarii, NOS M9090/3 Struma ovarii, malignant M9091/1 Strumal carcinoid
A dysgerminoma is a type of germ cell tumor; [1] it usually is malignant and usually occurs in the ovary.. A tumor of the identical histology but not occurring in the ovary may be described by an alternate name: seminoma in the testis [2] or germinoma in the central nervous system or other parts of the body.
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 ...
A dermoid cyst is a teratoma of a cystic nature that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, hair follicles, and sweat glands, while other commonly found components include clumps of long hair, pockets of sebum, blood, fat, bone, nail, teeth, eyes, cartilage, and thyroid tissue.
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.
ovarian fibroma in ultrasound Ovarian tumors by incidence and risk of ovarian cancer, with fibroma at right. [2]Diagnosis is usually made by ultrasonography showing a solid ovarian lesion, or, on some occasions, mixed tumors with solid and cystic components. [1]