Cystic struma ovarii: imaging findings

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2000 May-Jun;24(3):413-5. doi: 10.1097/00004728-200005000-00010.

Abstract

We report three cases of cystic struma ovarii not associated with any solid component. One case was a thin-walled unilocular mass, and the other two cases were multilocular cystic masses. An area of signal void on T2-weighted images and intermediate intensity on T1-weighted images was noted in the two multilocular cases. Preoperative diagnosis was difficult in each case, but struma ovarii should be included in differential diagnoses even in the case of a completely cystic ovarian mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ovarian Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Cysts / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Struma Ovarii / diagnosis*
  • Struma Ovarii / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed