Concept information
Preferred term
Struma Ovarii
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- benign or malignant; coordinate with OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; struma carcinoid = STRUMA OVARII + CARCINOID TUMOR + OVARIAN NEOPLASMS
Scope note
- A rare teratoid tumor of the ovary composed almost entirely of thyroid tissue, with large follicles containing abundant colloid. Occasionally there are symptoms of hyperthyroidism. 5-10% of struma ovarii become malignant, the only absolute criterion for which is the presence of metastasis. (Dorland, 27th ed; Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
History note
- 67(63)
In other languages
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Finnish
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ovaariostruuma
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struma ovarii
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013330
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