title: Primary peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Primary peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs) of the thyroid gland are rare, with fewer than 30 cases reported in the medical literature to date. Primary PNSTs of the thyroid gland are classiﬁed into malignant and benign PNSTs. The benign PNSTs may be further subclassified into neuroﬁbromas and Schwannomas. This is the case report of a 51-year-old male patient presenting with multiple primary PNSTs involving the left lobe of the thyroid gland. The patient underwent total excision of the thyroid gland and the pathological results indicated a Schwannoma with Antoni type A and B cells. The literature was reviewed briefly and, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of multiple primary PNSTs of the thyroid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zengguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Changchun Central Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130051, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bingfei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wenxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yinping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guimin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Schwannoma; peripheral nerve sheath tumor; thyroid gland