Epithelioid Haemangiosarcoma of the Thyroid Gland

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Authors: I. Tachecí; A. Ryška; J. Čáp; M. Široký; S. Rejchrt; J. Špaček; M. Kopáčová; J. Bureš
Authors‘ workplace: II. interní klinika – KCVL, FN, Hradec Králové Fingerlandův ústav patologie FN, Hradec Králové
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2002; : 291-293
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Overview

Authors present a case of epithelioid haemangiosarcoma of the thyroid gland in a 54-year-old female with a historyof eufunctional nodular goitre. The patient was treated by total thyroidectomy with extirpation of cervical lymphnodes and by subsequent chemotherapy. The tumour behaved highly aggressively with early generalization andunusual way of metastatic spread into the wall of the stomach and duodenum. The patient died 3 months after thesurgery due to therapeutically unmanageable bleeding into the GIT. The clinico-pathological aspects of the case arediscussed.

Key words:
thyroid gland, nodular goiter, epithelioid hemangiosarcoma, anaplastic carcinoma, secondary tumorsof the stomach.

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Journal of Czech Physicians

2002 Issue 9

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