Struma ovarii with follicular thyroid-type carcinoma and neuroendocrine component: case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Struma ovarii (SO) is a slow-growing ovarian neoplasm with thyroid tissue as its predominant component. It is an uncommon neoplasm, usually asymptomatic with an unknown risk of malignant transformation. Due to difficulties in assessing the rare biological nature...

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Main Authors: Selvaggi Federico, Risio Domenico, Waku Mathew, Simo Daniela, Angelucci Domenico, D’Aulerio Alberto, Cotellese Roberto, Innocenti Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/93