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===Less Common Symptoms===
===Less Common Symptoms===

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The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic. OR The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].

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  • The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.

OR

  • The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
  • Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. 

History

Patients with Struma ovarii may have a positive history of: [1] [2]

  • Palpable lower abdominal mass
  • Pelvic pressure related to a pelvic mass.

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of Struma ovarii include: [2] [3]

  • Low abdominal pain
  • Abnormal vaginal bleeding
  • Ascites [4] [5]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of Struma ovarii include: [2] [3]

  • Tachycardia
  • Weight loss (manifestation of thyroid hyperfunction)
  • Rarely thyroid tumors
  • Hydrothorax

References

  1. Kempers RD, Dockerty MB, Hoffman DL, Bartholomew LG (1970). "Struma ovarii--ascitic, hyperthyroid, and asymptomatic syndromes". Ann. Intern. Med. 72 (6): 883–93. PMID 5448747.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yoo SC, Chang KH, Lyu MO, Chang SJ, Ryu HS, Kim HS (2008). "Clinical characteristics of struma ovarii". J Gynecol Oncol. 19 (2): 135–8. doi:10.3802/jgo.2008.19.2.135. PMC 2676458. PMID 19471561.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tanimanidis P, Chatzistamatiou K, Nikolaidou A, Kaplanis K (2014). "Struma ovarii. A case report". Hippokratia. 18 (4): 357–8. PMC 4453812. PMID 26052205.
  4. Bokhari A, Rosenfeld GS, Cracchiolo B, Heller DS (2003). "Cystic struma ovarii presenting with ascites and an elevated CA-125 level. A case report". J Reprod Med. 48 (1): 52–6. PMID 12611097.
  5. Rim SY, Kim SM, Choi HS (2005). "Struma ovarii showing clinical characteristics of ovarian malignancy". Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer. 15 (6): 1156–9. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.00328.x. PMID 16343201.

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