Precise preoperative diagnosis of struma ovarii with pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome mimicking ovarian cancer with the combination of 131I scintigraphy and 18F–FDG PET: case report and review of the literature

Table 3 Literature review of malignant struma ovarii with pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome and elevated CA125 levels

Study	Age (y) Gravidity	Size (cm)	CA125 (U/ml)	Preoperative thyroid function	Imaging modalities	Preoperative diagnosis	Intraoperative diagnosis by frozen section	Treatment
Zannoni et al. 2004 [20]	66 multipara	9.5 × 5.6 × 7	1636	WNL TG: 299.8 ng/ml	US, CT	Suspected ovarian malignancy	Struma ovarii	ATH + BSO + OM + multiple peritoneal biopsies + sampling of pelvic lymph nodes

WNL within normal limits, N/A Not available, TG thyroglobulin, US ultrasonography, CT computerized tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, FDG fluorodeoxyglucose, PET positron emission tomography, I iodine, ATH abdominal total hysterectomy, BSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, RSO right salpingo-oophorectomy, LSO left salpingo-oophorectomy, OM omentectomy

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