Primary schwannoma of the thyroid gland involving the isthmus: report of a case.
Surg Today
; 43(1): 106-9, 2013 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Primary thyroid schwannomas are extremely rare tumors and there are very few reports of such tumors in the literature. This report presents a rare case of schwannoma involving the isthmus of the thyroid in a 47-year-old male, presenting as a symptomatic predominating cold nodule within a multinodular goiter. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy. The histological examination indicated an Antoni A-type schwannoma. The clinical, radiological and pathological findings of the tumor are discussed, emphasizing the difficulty in reaching a correct preoperative diagnosis. Only 18 cases of primary schwannoma of the thyroid gland have so far been described in the literature and, this is only the second report of thyroid schwannoma localized in the isthmus.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Glândula Tireoide
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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Neurilemoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Today
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália