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11403254

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
A case of primary leptomeningeal fibrosarcoma metastatic to the thyroid gland, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy is described. The patient, a 39-year-old women was initially diagnosed with a leptomeningeal fibrosarcoma. Sections of the primary tumor studied by electron microscopy showed that the tumor cells have the ultrastructure features of a fibroblast. She underwent tumor resection, followed by chemotherapy and local radiotherapy. Four months later, she presented with dysphagia. Ultrasonography confirmed the presence of a 2-cm mass in the right lobe of thyroid. A fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed. Light microscopy showed interwoven bundles of neoplastic spindle cells similar to the primary tumor, consistent with a metastatic fibrosarcoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a primary meningeal fibrosarcoma that metastasized to the thyroid gland, which was diagnosed by a fine needle aspiration biopsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0740-2570
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
104-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-5-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytodiagnosis of a meningeal fibrosarcoma metastatic to the thyroid gland.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports