Struma ovarii natural history, complications and prognosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

• If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
• Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
• Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Natural History

• The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___.
• The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___.
• If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].

Complications

The most feared complication of struma ovarii is thyrotoxicosis. Other complications include due to metastasis.

Prognosis

• Prognosis is generally excellent under benign conditions, even in malignant cases, adjuvant iodine-131 ablation with surgical extirpation has excellent prognosis
• The 5/10/20-year mortality/survival rate of patients with Struma ovarii is approximately 96.7%, 94.3%, and 84.9%, respectively.