A previously unreported malignancy of the thyroid

Med Oncol. 2012 Sep;29(3):1418-20. doi: 10.1007/s12032-011-0020-z. Epub 2011 Jul 7.

Abstract

Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma or ameloblastic sarcoma is an extremely rare odontogenic neoplasm. We report a case of an ameloblastic fibrosarcoma arising from thyroid gland in a 44 year-old woman. Following total thyroidectomy, a histopathologic, immunohistologic, and genotypic examination revealed ameloblastic fibrosarcoma. The tumor was composed of odontogenic epithelium, resembling that of ameloblastoma, and a mesenchymal part exhibiting features of fibrosarcoma. To our review, our case represents the first report of ameloblastic fibrosarcoma of the thyroid gland. Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma may arise from thyroid gland.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ameloblasts / metabolism
  • Ameloblasts / pathology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fibrosarcoma / metabolism
  • Fibrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*