Hyperthyroidism due to struma ovarii: Diagnostic pitfalls and preventing thyroid storm

• Main Authors: Koichi Nagai (Author), Hiroshi Yoshida (Author), Kayo Katayama (Author), Yumi Ishidera (Author), Yuka Oi (Author), Noriko Ando (Author), Hiroyuki Shigeta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report struma ovarii in a case that had hyperthyroidism and was treated with laparoscopic tumor resection. A 40-year-old Japanese woman presented with tachycardia, finger tremor, and weight loss. Although blood examination showed hyperthyroidism, test results for thyroid stimulating hormone recep...