Mature cystic teratoma with high proportion of solid thyroid tissue: a controversial case with unusual imaging findings

Gil, Rui; Cunha, Teresa Margarida; Rolim, Inês

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Gil, Rui

Cunha, Teresa Margarida

Rolim, Inês

Abstract(s)

We describe a case of a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary with high proportion of solid thyroid tissue (< 50% of the entire tumor) in a childbearing woman. The patient presented with non-specific abdominal bloating. Pelvic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a complex cystic-solid tumor confined to the left ovary with an anterior fatcontaining locus compatible with mature cystic teratoma and a posterior predominantly solid component with low signal intensity on T2-weighted images that was histopatologically diagnosed as benign thyroid tissue. Thyroglobulin levels were in normal range. Although thyroid tissue is present in up to 20% of mature cystic teratomas, with exception of struma ovarii, it is not usually macroscopically nor radiologically identified. The differential diagnosis should include T2-hypointense adnexal lesions associated with mature cystic teratoma, malignant transformation of mature teratoma, and immature teratoma.

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Citation

Rui Gil; Teresa Margarida Cunha; Inês Rolim. Mature cystic teratoma with high proportion of solid thyroid tissue: a controversial case with unusual imaging findings, Journal of Radiology Case Reports, 11, 7, 20-30, 2017.