Key result
Right thyroid lobectomy and subsequent immunohistochemistry confirmed a diagnosis of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the thyroid in a 69-year-old woman.
Why the study?
Angiosarcoma of the thyroid is a rare and aggressive primary malignant tumour of the thyroid.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes the diagnosis of a rare primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the thyroid confirmed by immunohistochemistry.
May prompt consideration of angiosarcoma in atypical neck masses; leaves open standardized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Angiosarcoma of the thyroid is a rare and aggressive primary malignant tumour of the thyroid. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman who presented with a red and sore skin area at the right-anterior region of the neck. Ultrasound examination and computed tomography scan showed a non-homogeneous mass in the right thyroid lobe. Fine needle aspiration cytology was suggestive of atypical vascular proliferation and so the patient underwent right thyroid lobectomy. The specimen measured 6 × 5 × 2.5 cm, and a reddish nodule was found, including a whitish central area of maximum 4 cm in diameter. Immunohistochemistry showed CD31 and ERG positivity, while thyroglobulin, calcitonin and TTF-1 expression were negative, indicating a diagnosis of angiosarcoma.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Bravaccini et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the thyroid (n=1). Right thyroid lobectomy was evaluated on Diagnosis of angiosarcoma. Right thyroid lobectomy and subsequent immunohistochemistry confirmed a diagnosis of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the thyroid in a 69-year-old woman.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: