Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid gland.
Primary leiomyosarcomas of the thyroid gland are rare. We present the case of a 65-year-old woman with a rapidly enlarging neck mass for 2 months. The preoperative differential diagnosis included medullary thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer, and primary versus metastatic sarcoma. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy, bilateral central neck dissections, and cervical thymectomy; she is currently being treated with ifosfamide and adriamycin. We review the literature on leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid, including the differential diagnoses, pathology, and alternative treatment strategies, including surgery and adjuvant therapy.
Wang
Tracy S
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Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8062, USA.
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Idris Tolgay
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Oxley
Keri
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Sosa
Julie Ann
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D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009336:Necrosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome