Primary Thyroid Angiosarcoma with Tracheal Invasion

Intern Med. 2016;55(9):1165-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5447. Epub 2016 May 1.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
  • Hemangiosarcoma / surgery*
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / adverse effects
  • Trachea / pathology