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Table 2 Coexistence of malignant struma ovarii and cervical thyroid carcinoma case reports characteristics

From: RET/PTC rearrangement in papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in malignant struma ovarii with abdominal wall metastasis and cervical thyroid gland: a case report and review of the literature

Number

Reported case

Age(years)

Presentation

MSO histopathology

Metastasis

CTC histopathology

Genetic profiling

1

Lim et al. [19]

2008

63

Palpable mass in the neck

FVPTC

No evidence

PTC

Lymph node metastases

Unknown

2

Janszen et al. [28]

2008

52

Unexplained weight loss

FTC

No evidence

Papillary microcarcinoma

Unknown

3

Marti et al. [7]

2012

44

Palpable adnexal mass

PTC

No evidence

PTC

ETE +

Central lymph node metastasis

BRAF(V600E) -

4

Leite et al. [29]

2013

78

Pelvic pain

Significant weight loss

The large mass in RLQ

PTC

LV invasion -

No evidence

FVPTC

LV invasion –

ETE -

Unknown

5

Leong et al. [2]

2013

42

Growing left pelvic mass

PTC

LV invasion-

Positive peritoneal washing

Multifocal PTC

ETE +

FVPTC

Perithyroidal lymph node metastasis

BRAF(V600E) -

K-RAS -

RET-PTC -

6

Krishnamurthy et al. [30]

2013

51

Abdominal pain and distension

Abdominopelvic mass

FVPTC

No evidence

FVPTC

Unknown

7

Brusca et al. [31]

2015

30

Abdominal pain

Increased steady weight

The palpable large mass in RLQ and hypogastric region

FVPTC

No evidence

Papillary microcarcinoma

Unknown

8

Aguilera et al. [32]

2015

57

Right ovarian mass

PTC

No evidence

Papillary microcarcinoma

Unknown

9

Ma et al. [10]

2016

47

Sudden onset RLQ pain

Emesis

Vaginal spotting

PTC

FVPTC

Tall cell variant of PTC

No evidence

Papillary microcarcinoma

FVPTC

KIT mutation +

10

Capitao et al. [13]

2017

35

Ovarian mass in a routine pelvic exam

FVPTC

No evidence

WDT-UMP

ETE –

LV invasion -

BRAF(V600E) -

11

Middlebeek et al. [11]

2017

55

Incidental thyroid nodule

PTC

No evidence

FVPTC

ETE -

LV invasion -

BRAF(V600E) -

12

Boyd et al. [33]

2017

30

Acute RLQ pain

PTC

LV invasion -

No evidence

PTC

ETE -

Unknown

13

Gomes-Lima et al. [8]

2018

62

Accidentally Pelvic mass in CT scan

PTC

No evidence

PTC

LV invasion -

ETE -

HRAS Q61R + in PTC within thyroid gland

NRAS Q61R + in PTC within struma ovarii

14

Tzelepis et al. [12]

2019

32

unknown

FVPTC

LV invasion +

No evidence

PTC

ETE +

BRAF(V600E)-

TERT promoter mutations-

15

Seigel et al. [3]

2019

55

Weight loss

Intermittent fatigue

PTC

No evidence

PTC

Unknown

16

Gonzalez-Cejudo et al. [34]

2021

57

Incidental CT scan finding

PTC

No evidence

Papillary microcarcinoma

Unknown

17

Li et al. [9]

2021

44

Accidental finding of pelvic mass

PTC

No evidence

PTC

ETE -

Unknown

18

Donato et al. [14]

2021

35

Accidental finding of pelvic mass

FVPTC

LV invasion -

No evidence

FVPTC

LV invasion -

ETE –

Bilateral lung metastases (micronodules)

BRAF(V600E)-

  1. Abbreviations: MSO, malignant struma ovarii; CTC, cervical thyroid carcinoma, FVPTC, follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; FTC, follicular thyroid carcinoma; ETE, extrathyroidal extension; LV, lymphatic/vascular; RLQ, right lower quadrant; WDT-UMP, well-differentiated thyroid tumor of uncertain malignant potential; CT, computerized tomography