Primary leiomyosarcoma of thyroid gland: the youngest case

Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Mar 1:26:113. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.113.11472. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Thyroid; pathology; sarcoma; treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Female
  • Goiter, Nodular / pathology*
  • Goiter, Nodular / surgery
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / surgery
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thyroidectomy / methods