title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid.
abstract: A 56-year-old male with primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid is presented. The paucity of diagnostic maneuvers, including tumor markers, fine needle aspiration, and frozen section biopsy, are stressed, in addition to the fulminate course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Surgery, Private Koru Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahadır
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ege
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leventoğlu
keywords: Leiomyosarcoma; Thyroid