Highly differentiated follicular carcinoma arising from struma ovarii: A report of 3 cases, a review of the literature, and a reassessment of so-called peritoneal strumosis

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-222

  Roth, Lawrence M ^a   Karseladze, Apollon I ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Clinical Oncology Research Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumors; Highly differentiated follicular carcinoma; Malignant struma; Ovary; Peritoneal strumosis; Struma ovarii; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IODINE 131; LIOTHYRONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY, FOLLICULAR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERITONEUM; STRUMA OVARII;

EID: 41349111539     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e318158e958     Document Type: Article

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