Struma Ovarii: A Report of Two Cases

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.

Struma Ovari: Ýki Olgu Sunumu

Struma ovari, yumurtalýk dermoid tümörlerinin nadir görülen bir varyantý olup, tiroid doku komponentleri baþlýca bileþenidir. Cerrahiden önce teþhis koymak zordur. Bu makalede, 2 adet struma ovari vakasý bildirilmektedir. Birincisi 41 yaþýnda kronik pelvik aðrý sendromlu hasta salpingo-oferektomi ile tedavi edilmiþti. Ýkinci hasta ise postmenopozal kadýnda total abdominal histerektomi, bilateral salphingo-ooferektomi uygulanmýþtý. En son patolojik tanýlarý, tipik morfolojik kriterlere ve immün boyamaya dayanan struma ovari idi.