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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S [2]

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Struma ovarii may be classified in to two subtypes, benign type and malignant type. Malignant Struma ovarii (MSO) are classified into three subtypes; classic variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (cPTC), follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) and Follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Struma ovarii may be classified in to two subtypes: benign and malignant.
According to the classification proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2004 for thyroid carcinomas, malignant struma ovarii (MSO) is classified into three subtypes: ^[1]

↑ Schmidt J, Derr V, Heinrich MC, Crum CP, Fletcher JA, Corless CL, Nosé V (2007). "BRAF in papillary thyroid carcinoma of ovary (struma ovarii)". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 31 (9): 1337–43. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802f5404. PMID 17721188.