title: Schwannoma mimicking a neoplastic thyroid nodule.
abstract: Schwannoma is a rare benign tumor of nerve fibers that originates from neuronal sheath cells; it is frequently located extramedullary and about 25-45 % of this type of neoplastic lesion is localized in the head and in the neck. Primary schwannoma of the thyroid gland is very uncommon. We report the case of a 50-year-old female patient affected by schwannoma of the thyroid gland underwent total thyroidectomy for nodule of the left lobe suspicious for neoplasm, without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Science, Unit of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100, Parma, Italy, desimoneB@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Simone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sianesi
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins