title: A cavernous haemangioma of the thyroid gland.
abstract: Haemangioma of the thyroid gland is extremely rare. We report a case of a cavernous haemangioma of the neck that was located both inside and outside the thyroid gland of a 21-year-old man. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed numerous calcified nodules. Computed tomography (CT) showed a large calcified soft tissue mass in the right lobe of the thyroid. Based on the imaging findings a papillary thyroid carcinoma was suspected, but examination of the surgical specimen revealed a huge cavernous haemangioma containing numerous phleboliths.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugino
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology