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Struma ovarii in breast cancer

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We described a case of benign struma ovarii associated to bilateral mature cystic ovarian teratoma in an asymptomatic post-menopausal woman with breast cancer. The patient synchronously underwent surgical treatment of breast and ovarian tumors.

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  1. Department of Surgical Sciences, Senology Research Center, University of Insubria, Via Guicciardini 9, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Francesco Frattini, Francesca Rovera, Stefano Rausei, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Luigi Boni, Antonio Biondi & Renzo Dionigi

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Frattini, F., Rovera, F., Rausei, S. et al. Struma ovarii in breast cancer. Updates Surg 63, 143–144 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-011-0070-y

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