Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid: A case report and ƚiterature review

Van Bang Nguyen; Van Vy Hau Nguyen; Binh Thang Tran; Chi Van Le; Cong Thuan Dang; Jung Hwan Baek

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2710

Clinical Case Reports (Apr 2020)

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid: A case report and ƚiterature review

Van Bang Nguyen,
Van Vy Hau Nguyen,
Binh Thang Tran,
Chi Van Le,
Cong Thuan Dang,
Jung Hwan Baek

Affiliations

Van Bang Nguyen: Center of Endocrinology and Diabetes Family Hospital Da Nang Vietnam
Van Vy Hau Nguyen: Center of Endocrinology and Diabetes Family Hospital Da Nang Vietnam
Binh Thang Tran: Department of Cancer Control and Population Health National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy 323 Ilsan Goyang South Korea
Chi Van Le: Internal Medicine Department Hue University of Medicine and PharmacyHue University Hue city Vietnam
Cong Thuan Dang: Department of Pathology Hue University of Medicine and PharmacyHue University Hue city Vietnam
Jung Hwan Baek: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology University of Ulsan College of MedicineAsan Medical Center Seoul Korea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2710
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. 680 – 684

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Abstract This report describes a patient who presented with a large thyroid nodule and compressive symptoms. Immunohistochemical staining showed diffuse marked reactivity for vimentin and focal reactivity for CD68 and Ki‐67 that is compatible with primary undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid. This report emphasizes and discusses extremely rare thyroid cancer type.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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