Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian monodermal teratoma. The most common presentation is an abdominal pelvic mass with pain, traditionally managed by gynaecologists. The malignant form is extremely rare and consists of differentiated thyroid cancer. It is rare for a struma ovarii to present with features of hyperthyroidism. We present a case series of struma ovarii and discuss the role of the thyroid surgeon in their management.Methods/Results:...

Objective. Globus pharyngeus is a term used to describe an abnormal throat sensation in the absence of any pathological cause. A thyroid goitre is one of the pathologies that needs to be excluded prior to making the diagnosis as it is thought that a goitre may cause similar symptoms. However, it is well recognised that postoperatively thyroidectomy patients complain of globus type symptoms.It is also recognised that most thyroidectomies are carried out in middle aged women and...