Hypothyroidism following struma ovarii tumor resection: a case report
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
; 57(3): 112-114, May-June 2002. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Struma ovarii is an infrequent ovarian tumor, and there are only few reports with detailed data of thyroid function. In several cases, malignant struma ovarii have been shown to produce hyperthyroidism, but there is no reported case of hypothyroidism following struma ovarii tumor resection. A 62-year-old white woman underwent right ovary resection that had a pathologic diagnosis of struma ovarii. After 6 days, she developed weakness, myalgia, somnolence, nausea, and arterial hypotension. Laboratory tests showed a high level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and a decreased level thyroxin. Thyroxin replacement therapy was initiated, and the patient became completely asymptomatic. This is the first reported case of a previously asymptomatic woman who developed a definite clinical hypothyroidism after resection of a struma ovarii tumor
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Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
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Struma Ovarii
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Hypothyroidism
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Säo Paulo/BR