CASE REPORT AND REVIEW - STRUMA OVARII

Andrew H. Rotstein MB BS , Department of Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Abstract
Struma ovarii is a rare tumour representing 0.3% of all ovarian tumours. It is a germ cell tumour composed entirely or predominantly of thyroid cells. A case is presented of struma ovarii in a young woman which demonstrates that the preoperative diagnosis of struma ovarii can be suggested by Doppler ultrasound. The characteristic findings of struma ovarii are a multiloculated solid and cystic ovarian mass with vivid Doppler colour flow from the centre of the mass and capsule due to the hypervascular thyroid tissue.

Citation
Rotstein AH. Case report and review - Struma Ovarii. ASUM Bulletin 2001.1:21-23

Keywords
Stroma Ovarii, ovarian tumour, pelvic ultrasound