Malignant struma ovarii treated by ovariectomy, thyroidectomy, and /sup 131/I administration

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19870715)60:2<178::AID-CNCR2820600210>3.0.CO;2-Q· OSTI ID:6277372

Willemse, P H; Oosterhuis, J W; Aalders, J G; Piers, D A; Sleijfer, D T; Vermey, A; Doorenbos, H

A 36-year-old woman presented with an intraperitoneally disseminated malignant struma ovarii, diagnosed by histopathology and /sup 131/I scintigraphy. The serum thyroglobulin level was elevated, and immunoperoxidase staining for thyroglobulin was positive for disease both in the tumor cells lining the follicles and in the colloid. The patient was treated successfully by a bilateral ovariectomy followed by a total thyroidectomy and administration of radioactive iodine. The clinical behavior and the presence of thyroglobulin in both serum and tumor tissue demonstrate the similarity between neoplastic thyroid tissue in the ovary and in the thyroid gland.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Groningen, The Netherlands
• OSTI ID: 6277372
• Journal Information: Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States), Journal Name: Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States) Vol. 60:2; ISSN CANCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COMBINED THERAPY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
FEMALE GENITALS
GLOBULINS
GONADS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OVARIES
PATIENTS
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SECRETION
SURGERY
THERAPY
THYROGLOBULIN
THYROIDECTOMY