title: Angiolipoma of the thyroid gland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale di Lugo, AUSL Ravenna, Italy.
authors.forename: Kypros
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dimosthenous
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Righi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puccetti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lorenzini
mesh_terms: 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