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

Van Bang Nguyen; Van Vy Hau Nguyen; Binh Thang Tran; Chi Van Le; Cong Thuan Dang; Jung Hwan Baek

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2710

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

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Feb 11;8(4):680-684. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2710. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Van Bang Nguyen¹, Van Vy Hau Nguyen¹, Binh Thang Tran², Chi Van Le³, Cong Thuan Dang⁴, Jung Hwan Baek⁵

Affiliations

¹ Center of Endocrinology and Diabetes Family Hospital Da Nang Vietnam.
² Department of Cancer Control and Population Health National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy 323 Ilsan Goyang South Korea.
³ Internal Medicine Department Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hue University Hue city Vietnam.
⁴ Department of Pathology Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hue University Hue city Vietnam.
⁵ Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology University of Ulsan College of Medicine Asan Medical Center Seoul Korea.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: malignant fibrous histiocytoma; sarcoma; thyroid gland; undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports