Authors : Soundarya Senthilarasu, Banushree Chandrasekhar Srinivasamurthy, Sabita Pulavarthi, Ramachandra V Bhat
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijpo.2022.045
Volume : 9
Issue : 2
Year : 2022
Page No : 191-193
Background: Strumaovarii, monodermal ovarian teratoma with incidence of 0.3%. Complications of struma ovarii includes torsion, rupture, infection and malignant transformation.
Case: We present you a unusual case of struma ovarii undergoing torsion without any clinical features of thyrotoxicosis in a 45year old postmenopausal women presented with lower abdominal pain and vomiting. Imaging study showed Right ovarian cyst and her thyroid function test, tumor markers(Ca-125, Ca 19-9) are within normal limits. It was histopathologically proven as Torsion struma ovarii.
Results: A solid cystic ovarian tumour diagnosed as Struma ovarii undergoing torsion as a complication.
Conclusion: Even though struma ovarii is a rare ovarian tumor, we should keep in mind the complications which can happen with this type of tumor including the malignant transformations.
Keywords: Right ovarian cyst, Struma ovarii