Primary cavernous haemangioma of the thyroid - a case report.
Primary thyroid haemangioma is extremely rare, with only countable cases having been previously reported. We are reporting a case of 38-year-old male with history of diffuse thyroid swelling in front of the neck, which was firm to hard in consistency. Ultrasonography (USG) displayed an enlarged left thyroid with anechoic / isoechoic nodule and foci of coarse calcification. Preoperative clinical diagnosis of solitary thyroid nodule was made. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) was inconclusive, due to bloody aspirate. Left hemi-thyroidectomy was performed. Haemangioma was diagnosed, based on histopathological examination findings. Surgical excision would be the treatment of choice, which provides a good prognosis.
Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy , Mangalore, India .
Anuja
A
Dasgupta
Professor, Department of Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy , Mangalore, India .
S
S
Teerthanath
Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy , Mangalore, India .
Meera
M
Jayakumar
Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy , Mangalore, India .
Kiran
K
Hs
Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy , Mangalore, India .
Mary
M
Raju
Benign vascular neoplasm; Hemi-thyroidectomy