| Struma Ovarii (Monodermal Teratoma)
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Etiology
• unknown
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Pathogenesis
• proliferation of a meiotic germ cell,
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Epidemiology
• reproductive age women
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General Gross Description
• smooth external surface
• cut surfaces will be meaty and red brown, resembling the thyroid gland
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
• follicles indistinguishable from normal thyroid
•Examples:
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Clinical Correlation
reproductive age women with unilateral mass (10-15%
bilateral)
• generally incidental finding
• may be functional
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References
• Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 1072-3
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| Struma Ovarii (Monodermal Teratoma)
| | Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T87000M90900)[273]
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