INCIDENTAL DETECTION OF PRIMARY STRUMAL CARCINOID TUMOR IN A NORMAL SIZE OVARY: A RARE CASE REPORT WITH AVAILABLE REVIEW OF LITERATURE

PRAGNYA PARAMITA MISHRA; PREMANAND PANDA

doi:10.22159/ijcpr.2025v17i6.7067

Authors

PRAGNYA PARAMITA MISHRA Department of Pathology, Hi-Tech MCH, Rourkela, Odisha, India
PREMANAND PANDA Department of Radiology, JP Hospital and Research Centre, Rourkela, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2025v17i6.7067

Keywords:

Primary strumal carcinoid tumor, Ovary

Abstract

Struma ovarii is an extremely rare type of malignant germ cell tumor and its incidence is 0.1% of all ovarian malignancies. Only 5 percent of carcinoid cancers originate in the ovary. The histopathology is a combination of carcinoid and thyroid tissue along with other components of mature teratoma. In this case, patient was presented with irregular menses only. No ovary related symptoms were seen. We are

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