Abstract

BOU-KHAIR, Ricardo M. et al. Estruma ovárico benigno: diagnóstico y tratamiento en la adolescencia. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2005, vol.103, n.6, pp.519-523. ISSN 0325-0075.

Ovarian teratomas are the most frequent ovarian blastomas in childhood and adolescence. They arise from totipotential germ cells and can contain ectodermal, mesodermal and endodermal tissue. The struma ovarii is a teratoma in which thyroid tissue predominates. This is a very rare condition during childhood and adolescence. There are benign and malignant strumas ovarii, and they represent 2% and 0.3%, respectively, of all teratomas. They are mainly asymptomatic and they can manifest as an abdominal-pelvic tumor and cause ascites and hydrothorax. A 15-year-old girl with a benign struma ovarii is described. The adolescent presented with a slowgrowing abdominal tumor. She was rejected at school, due to a possible pregnancy.

Keywords : Bening struma ovarii; Teratoma; Adolescence treatment.

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