Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity resulting from developmental defects at early stages of
thyroid gland embryogenesis, during its passage from the floor of the primitive foregut to its …

Thyrotoxicosis is the clinical manifestation of excess thyroid hormone action at the tissue
level due to inappropriately high circulating thyroid hormone concentrations …

Objective To evaluate the clinical characteristics of struma ovarii. Methods Twenty-five cases
of struma ovarii were reviewed retrospectively from June 1994 to April 2007. The presenting …

Struma ovarii consists of thyroid tissue derived from germ cells in a mature teratoma.
Malignant transformation is very rare, with clinically evident metastatic disease reported in …

Background. Malignant Struma Ovarii is a rare ovarian neoplasm that is usually
asymptomatic and infrequently diagnosed preoperatively. A few case studies have …

Background: Well-differentiated thyroid cancer arising in struma ovarii is rare. The optimal
management of this entity remains undefined. Unilateral cystectomy, unilateral salpingo …

Objectives To describe the clinical history and ultrasound findings in women with struma
ovarii. Methods Women with a histological diagnosis of struma ovarii who had undergone …

Thyrotoxicosis is most commonly caused by the excessive production of thyroid hormone by
the thyroid gland. In Graves' disease, hyperthyroidism results from stimulation of the …

Struma ovarii has elicited considerable interest because of its many unique features since
Ludwig Pick first elucidated its relationship to teratoma in the early part of the 20th century. In …

Background: Struma ovarii is a rare monodermal ovarian teratoma composed predominantly
of mature thyroid tissue. Of these cases, 5–8% are clinically hyperthyroid and 5–10% of …