struma ovarii
MONDO:0006980Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names struma ovarii yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An ovarian mature teratoma characterized by the presence of aberrant thyroid tissue. The aberrant thyroid tissue shows morphologic changes identical to thyroid adenoma or carcinoma. Patients may present with abdominal mass and unusual symptoms due to thyrotoxicosis, or Meigs syndrome (ascites and pleural effusion).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006980), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: struma ovarii
- Also called
- struma ovarii (morphologic abnormality)struma ovarii NOS (morphologic abnormality)