Boba sign with a twist – A variant presentation of a mature cystic teratoma complicated by torsion and rupture

Allen Q. Ye & Hailey H. Choi et al. · 2021-12-14

While mature cystic teratomas are relatively common ovarian neoplasms typically comprising of multiple embryologic cell types, a specific monodermal subtype involving thyroid tissue, struma ovarii, can rarely be seen. This case reviews typical imaging characteristics with MRI and ultrasound of struma ovarii and details possible complications from these masses with intraoperative and histologic correlation.
Authors
Allen Q. Ye, Maria F. Reyes, Felicia Lester, Julia Ye, Sarah Umetsu, Liina Poder, Dorothy J. Shum, Hailey H. Choi
Funding
Biomedical Imaging for Clinician ScientistsBiomedical Imaging for Clinician Scientists

NIBIB NIH HHS

T32 EB001631

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

T32EB001631