Malignant triton tumor of the thyroid gland.
A case of a malignant triton tumor, a malignant schwannoma with a rhabdomyoblastic component is described. The tumor appeared in the right thyroid gland with no relationship to a peripheral nerve. Beneath pulmonary metastases the tumor produced bone metastases and showed responsiveness to radiotherapy and treatment with ifosfamide. These findings are uncommon in malignant triton tumors.
Boos
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Department of Radiology, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Meyer
E
E
Wimmer
B
B
Windfuhr
M
M
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy