Management of highly differentiated thyroid follicular carcinoma of ovarian origin with a minimally invasive approach

McKayla J Riggs; Joseph K Kluesner; Caela R Miller

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2018.04.008

Management of highly differentiated thyroid follicular carcinoma of ovarian origin with a minimally invasive approach

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2018 Apr 19:24:87-89. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.04.008. eCollection 2018 May.

Authors

McKayla J Riggs¹, Joseph K Kluesner², Caela R Miller³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, United States.
² Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, San Antonio, TX 78234, United States.
³ Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, San Antonio, TX 78234, United States.

Abstract

•Peritoneal strumosis is highly differentiated thyroid follicular carcinoma of ovarian origin.•Minimally invasive surgical techniques for peritonectomy can resect extra-ovarian disease.•Multi-disciplinary collaboration allowed avoidance of thyroid ablation and thyroidectomy.

Keywords: Minimally invasive; Peritoneal strumosis; Struma ovarii.

Publication types

Case Reports