Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the thyroid: a case report

BACKGROUND: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) of the thyroid is an extremely rare disease; only three cases have been reported in the English literature to date. Here, we describe a case involving a patient with thyroid EHE successfully treated with curative surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-yea...

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Autores principales: Ono, Mayu, Kasuga, Yoshio, Uehara, Takeshi, Oda, Yoshinao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5274636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28132160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-017-0294-2
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) of the thyroid is an extremely rare disease; only three cases have been reported in the English literature to date. Here, we describe a case involving a patient with thyroid EHE successfully treated with curative surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old woman presented with a right thyroid mass. The nodule was approximately 2 cm in size and was diagnosed as an indeterminate lesion by fine needle aspiration cytology. She was treated with thyroid lobectomy. The histopathological and immunohistochemical findings indicated an EHE of the thyroid. At the latest follow-up, 3 years postoperatively, the patient showed no signs of recurrence. CONCLUSION: There is currently no standard therapy for EHE; however, our case suggests that curative resection represents an effective treatment.

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