title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland.
abstract: Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid gland is a very rare entity representing <1% of all primary carcinomas of the thyroid gland with a very poor prognosis. We report a rare case of a 65-year-old woman with SCC of the thyroid gland, emphasizing the postoperative complications and poor prognosis of these patients. Surgical excision of primary SCC of the thyroid gland when possible is the optimal therapy. Chemo- and radiotherapy rarely have place in its treatment as this malignancy has a poor response to chemotherapy and in many cases is radio-resistant. Median survival of these patients is around 6 months.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece sapalidis@med.auth.gr.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sapalidis
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Iraklis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anastasiadis
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panteli
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Titika-Marina
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Strati
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Lazaros
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liavas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poulios
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanellos