title: Case report: malignant teratoma in the thyroid gland.
abstract: Malignant teratomas of the thyroid gland are rare. These are highly malignant tumours with a high frequency of local recurrence and metastases following surgery. We report a case of malignant teratoma of the thyroid gland in a 35-year-old female, who developed local recurrence immediately following total thyroidectomy. Despite achieving local control following chemotherapy and local radiotherapy, the patient developed distant relapse illustrating the aggressive nature of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramadas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Augustin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parameswaran
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D013724:Teratoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*