Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in Struma Ovarii: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

An 81-year-old woman presented with a pelvic mass. The computed tomography scan showed a non- calcifiedsolidcysticmass,10.4x11.5x6.7centimeters.Sheunderwent totalabdominalhysterectomy withbilateral salpingo-oophorectomy,omentectomyandascitic fluidforcytology. Histopathologyreportedpoorlydifferentiated thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii. Currently she has been free of disease for 5 months from the date of diagnosis.

Keywords

• Poorly differentiatedthyroidcarcinoma
• struma ovarii