Primary thyroid angiosarcoma in a non-endemic region - a rare case.

Primary thyroid angiosarcoma in a non-endemic region - a rare case. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2020;61(1):267-271 Authors: Tulin AD, Avino A, Răducu L, Tulin FR, Ştiru O, Balcangiu-Stroescu AE, Timofte D, Tănăsescu MD, Bălan DG, Jecan CR, Ionescu D Abstract Thyroid angiosarcoma (AS) is a specific type of vascular tumor that arises from the endothelial cells, being highly aggressive, with increased recurrence rates and metastasis. It is characterized by positive endothelial markers and co-positive markers for cytokeratins and epithelial membrane antigen. We are describing the case of a 76-year-old patient who presented to the hospital for dyspnea and asthenia. The clinical and paraclinical investigations confirmed the presence of a right large thyroid nodule, which turned out positive at immunostaining for AS. Even if thyroid AS is a rare type of tumor, mainly described in the Alps, one has to take into account that it can evolve in any other regions and should be considered as a differential diagnosis. PMID: 32747921 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology - Category: General Medicine Tags: Rom J Morphol Embryol Source Type: research