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Struma Ovarii : Strumosis

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Strumosis (Strumatosis): In rare cases, struma ovarii patients have mature thyroid tissue implants in the peritoneum, omentum, or pelvic lymph nodes - a condition referred to as strumosis or strumatosis. These implants are now thought to represent peritoneal metastasis from well-differentiated follicular carcinoma arising in struma ovarii.

This image from struma ovarii shows solid growth pattern where the microfollicles arranged back-to-back with no intervening stroma.

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