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BRAF T1799A mutation occurring in a case of malignant struma ovarii.
International journal of surgical pathology - 1 Apr 2007
Flavin Richard, Smyth Paul, Crotty Paul, Finn Stephen, Cahill Susanne, Denning Karen, Jinghuan Li, O'Regan Esther, O'Leary John, Sheils Orla
Abstract excerpt
Struma ovarii is an extremely rare tumor that occasionally undergoes malignant transformation. Because struma ovarii is composed of thyroid tissue, it is conceivable that the pathogenetic events involved in thyroid follicular transformation may take place also in struma ovarii. The authors describe a case of a classical variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in a struma ovarii of a 22-year-old female. The...
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