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Primary leiomyoma of the thyroid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Suna Erkiliç ,
Ahmet Erkiliç  and
Yildirim A. Bayazit
Suna Erkiliç
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Ahmet Erkiliç
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Yildirim A. Bayazit
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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Abstract

Primary thyroid leiomyomas are rare, and only four cases have been reported to date. This is a report of an additional case of primary thyroid leiomyoma in a 40-year-old male who was admitted with a painless swelling in the right thyroid lobe and underwent subtotal thyroidectomy. The surgical specimen showed a well-circumscribed, greyish-white solid nodule. Histologically, the tumour was composed of spindle cells with blunt-ended nuclei that were arranged with short intersecting bundles.

Immunohistochemical staining revealed reactivity with smooth muscle actin, vimentin and desmin. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical assessments produced the diagnosis of thyroid leiomyoma.

Although primary thyroid leiomyoma is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a cold thyroid nodule.

Keywords

Thyroid NeoplasmsLeiomyoma
Type
Other
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 10 , October 2003 , pp. 832 - 834
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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