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Struma Ovarii: Hyperthyroidism in a Postmenopausal Woman

Department of Radiology, Department of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Anil G. Desai, MD, Div. of Nuclear Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 11th and Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19107.

ABSTRACT

A rare case of struma ovarii producing hyperthyroidism in a postmenopausal woman is reported. The ovarian tumor demonstrated uptake of both[^99mTc]pertechnetate and ¹³¹I, allowing preoperative diagnosis of the condition. In females with unexplained hyperthyroidism and low ¹³¹I uptake by the cervical thyroid gland, imaging of the pelvis should be considered.

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