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Primary Thyroid Angiosarcoma with Tracheal Invasion

Authors :
Eun-Jae Chung
Seong-Jin Cho
Yousang Ko
Yong Bum Park
So Young Park
Young Soo Rho
Eun Kyung Mo
Haemi Oh
Kyung Up Kim
Hee Su Park
Jae Kyun Choi
Soo Yoon Moon
Ji Young Woo
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 55(9)
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

A 48-year-old woman was referred to our clinic because she had been experiencing hemoptysis for 1 month. Chest computed tomography revealed a small portion of a thyroid mass was penetrating the trachea. Bronchoscopy revealed a blood vessel covered mass located in her trachea. The presence of a malignant tumor was confirmed by a biopsy. The patient was referred to the otolaryngology department for tumor resection and a pathological evaluation identified the thyroid angiosarcoma with tracheal invasion. Angiosarcomas have a poor prognosis, but the patient has not experienced any recurrence two years after surgery. A very rare case of primary thyroid angiosarcoma with tracheal invasion was cured successfully.

Details

ISSN :
13497235
Volume :
55
Issue :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....73b16a70860ff96d78418692925935e6