RET/PTC rearrangement in papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in malignant struma ovarii with abdominal wall metastasis and cervical thyroid gland: a case report and review of the literature

RET/PTC rearrangement in papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in malignant struma ovarii with abdominal wall metastasis and cervical thyroid gland: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Struma ovarii refers to rare mature cystic teratomas containing at least 50% of thyroid tissue, and malignant transformation is known to be even rarer. The synchronous development of malignant struma ovarii and cervical thyroid carcinoma are also scarce and poorly understood due...

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Main Authors: Maryam Kabootari, Reza Habibi Tirtashi, Azita Zadeh-Vakili, Maryam Zarkesh, Hossein Samadanifard, Shirin Haghighi, Fereidoun Azizi, Atieh Amouzegar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Thyroid Research
Subjects:
Case Reports
Struma ovarii
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Molecular Pathology
ret-PTC-1 oncoprotein
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00181-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00181-5

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