A Rare Case: Struma Ovarii in a 14-Year-Old Girl.

J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol

1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Sağlık Bilimleri University, Antalya, Turkey .

Published: February 2018

Ovarian tumors presented with ovarian mass in childhood and adolescence are uncommon but an important part of gynecological cases. Struma ovarii is one of the rare cystic benign ovarian tumors that is observed predominantly in women who are between the ages of 40 and 60 years old. It is extremely rare in adolescents. Herein, we present a 14-year-old adolescent girl with struma ovarii who presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain.

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