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18164417

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-31
pubmed:abstractText
Primary muscle tumors of the thyroid gland are exceedingly rare. We report on the case of a patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid gland and review the literature. An 83-year-old woman complaining of neuropathic pain in her left arm and enlargement of her anterior neck underwent multiple surgical biopsies of the thyroid gland. The tumor was composed of interlacing fascicles of spindle-shaped cells that expressed smooth muscle actin and vimentin but were negative for cytokeratins and thyroglobulin. Ultrastructurally, bundles of myofilaments were present. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a thyroid tumor that directly extended to the adjacent vertebra with an associated pachymeningitis. The patient died 2 months after surgery. The diagnosis of primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid gland is difficult and requires numerous clinical, radiologic, and pathologic data. To our knowledge, this case is the first one with such a locoregional extension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1092-9134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
50-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
An unusual clinical presentation of a rare tumor of the thyroid gland: report on one case of leiomyosarcoma and review of literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports