Abstract

Struma ovarii is a rare variant of dermoid tumors of the ovary in which thyroid tissue components is the major constituent. It is difficult to make a diagnosis before surgery. The current study reports 2 cases of struma ovary. The first case was a 41 year-old patient with chronic pelvic pain, treated with salpingo-oophorectomy. The second case was a postmenopausal woman treated with total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The final pathological diagnoses were struma ovarii based on typical morphologic criteria and immune staining.