Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid: A case report and ƚiterature review

This report describes a patient who presented with a large thyroid nodule and compressive symptoms. Immunohistochemical staining showed diffuse marked reactivity for vimentin and focal reactivity for CD68 and Ki‐67 that is compatible with primary undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid....

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 680 - 684
Main Authors Nguyen, Van Bang, Nguyen, Van Vy Hau, Tran, Binh Thang, Le, Chi Van, Dang, Cong Thuan, Baek, Jung Hwan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2020
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Biopsy
Cancer therapies
Case Report
Case Reports
Chemotherapy
Lymphatic system
Lymphoma
malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Radiation therapy
Sarcoma
Stains & staining
Surgery
Thyroid cancer
thyroid gland
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
malignant fibrous histiocytoma
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
thyroid gland
sarcoma
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Summary:This report describes a patient who presented with a large thyroid nodule and compressive symptoms. Immunohistochemical staining showed diffuse marked reactivity for vimentin and focal reactivity for CD68 and Ki‐67 that is compatible with primary undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid. This report emphasizes and discusses extremely rare thyroid cancer type. Primary thyroid undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma is fast‐growing neck tumor in the elderly patients clinically. Although all routine tests before thyroid radiofrequency ablation (RFA) show benign thyroid nodule, we chose surgery instead of RFA.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.2710