Angiolipoma of the thyroid gland.
This is a report of an angiolipoma of the thyroid gland, an extremely rare entity. A thorough search of the literature revealed only one previously reported example. The patient was a 77-year-old woman with a history of a nodular lesion of the thyroid in the context of a multinodular goiter. A fine needle aspiration highlighted the presence of abundant adipocytes associated with numerous dilated vessels. Histopathologic examination of the lobectomy specimen documented the presence of a tumor composed of two main elements, namely, mature adipocytes and proliferating vessels, some of the latter containing fibrin thrombi.
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Kypros
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Servizio Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale di Lugo, AUSL Ravenna, Italy.
Righi
Alberto
A
Puccetti
Maurizio
M
Lorenzini
Paolo
P
D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology