Primary leiomyosarcoma of thyroid gland: the youngest case

Primary leiomyosarcomas of the thyroid gland are extremely rare. We report a case of a 32 year-old women with a multinodular goiter. She underwent total thyroidectomy. The tumor histology showed spindle-shaped cells that expressed desmine, caldesmone and smooth muscle actine but were negative cytoke...

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Published in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 26; no. 113; p. 113
Main Authors:	Ayadi, Mouna, Gabsi, Azza, Meddeb, Khdija, Mokrani, Amina, Yahiaoui, Yosra, Letaief, Feryel, Chraiet, Nesrine, Rais, Henda, Mezlini, Amel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 01-03-2017 The African Field Epidemiology Network The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Case Report Case reports Female Goiter, Nodular - pathology Goiter, Nodular - surgery Humans Leiomyosarcoma - diagnosis Leiomyosarcoma - pathology Leiomyosarcoma - surgery pathology Sarcoma thyroid Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery Thyroidectomy - methods treatment treatment pathology sarcoma Thyroid
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Summary:	Primary leiomyosarcomas of the thyroid gland are extremely rare. We report a case of a 32 year-old women with a multinodular goiter. She underwent total thyroidectomy. The tumor histology showed spindle-shaped cells that expressed desmine, caldesmone and smooth muscle actine but were negative cytokeratins.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2017.26.113.11472