Primary thyroid angiosarcoma with tracheal invasion

  • Soo Yoon Moon
  • , Hee Su Park
  • , Ji Young Woo
  • , Jae Kyun Choi
  • , Haemi Oh
  • , Kyung Up Kim
  • , Young Soo Rho
  • , Eun Jae Chung
  • , Seongjin Cho
  • , Yousang Ko
  • , So Young Park
  • , Eun Kyung Mo
  • , Yong Bum Park

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Abstract

A 48-year-old woman was referred to our clinic because she had been experiencing hemoptysis for 1 month. Chest computed tomography revealed a small portion of a thyroid mass was penetrating the trachea. Bronchoscopy revealed a blood vessel covered mass located in her trachea. The presence of a malignant tumor was confirmed by a biopsy. The patient was referred to the otolaryngology department for tumor resection and a pathological evaluation identified the thyroid angiosarcoma with tracheal invasion. Angiosarcomas have a poor prognosis, but the patient has not experienced any recurrence two years after surgery. A very rare case of primary thyroid angiosarcoma with tracheal invasion was cured successfully.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1165-1169
Number of pages5
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume55
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.

Keywords

  • Hemoptysis
  • Primary thyroid angiosarcoma
  • Tracheal invasion

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