What is a Struma?

What is a Struma?

Struma (medicine), a swelling in the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland.

What is a Strumose?

Botany A cushionlike swelling at the base of a moss capsule. [Latin strūma, scrofulous tumor.]

What does hunia mean?

Definition of hunia : a tall long-legged sheep used in southern Asia as a fighting and pack animal.

What does Rohun mean?

Definition of rohun : an East Indian tree (Soymida febrifuga) of the family Meliaceae having hard durable wood and tonic bark.

What causes struma?

The most common cause of goiters worldwide is a lack of iodine in the diet. In the United States, where the use of iodized salt is common, goiters are caused by conditions that change thyroid function or factors that affect thyroid growth.

Is Struma Ovarii a teratoma?

Struma ovarii is a specialized or monodermal teratoma predominantly composed of mature thyroid tissue [1]. Thyroid tissue must comprise more than 50 percent of the overall tissue to be classified as a struma ovarii. Struma ovarii accounts for approximately 5 percent of all ovarian teratomas [2-4].

What is involved in a hernia operation?

Open hernia surgery. The surgeon makes a cut in the groin to view and repair the hernia. After repairing the hernia, the surgeon uses stitches alone or stitches and a piece of mesh to close the abdominal wall. The mesh is designed to strengthen the weak area of the abdominal wall where the hernia occurred.

What is struma ovarii?

INTRODUCTION. Struma ovarii is a specialized or monodermal teratoma predominantly composed of mature thyroid tissue [1]. Thyroid tissue must comprise more than 50 percent of the overall tissue to be classified as a struma ovarii. Struma ovarii accounts for approximately 5 percent of all ovarian teratomas [2-4].

How common is struma ovarii?

United States statistics. Struma ovarii is rare. Approximately 1% of all ovarian tumors and 2.7% of all dermoid tumors are classified as struma ovarii.

What is Struma ovary?

Struma ovarii is a variant of dermoid tumors of the ovary in which thyroid tissue components is the major constituent. 1. Thyroid tissue is observed not uncommonly in 5-15% of dermoid tumors, but to qualify as a struma ovarii tumor the thyroid proportion must comprise more than 50% of the overall tissue.

How is struma ovarii treated?

As described in previous reports, the key management of struma ovarii is surgical removal. (1-4) In the present study, 44 (64.7%) patients underwent fertility-conserving surgery (includes cystectomy and unilateral salpingo-oopherectomy), regardless of their stated desire or potential for fertility.

Is hernia surgery painful?

While you may experience pain before and after hernia surgery, you will likely be asleep during surgery and will not feel any pain. In most open, laparoscopic and robotic hernia repairs, your hernia surgery will use general anesthesia during the procedure.