A primary cavernous hemangioma of the thyroid gland: A case report and literature review. Issue 49 (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miao, Jie; Chen, Shubo; Li, Yongcai; Fu, Lin; Li, Hui
• Other Names: Comim. Fabio section editor.
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 96:Issue 49(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: fine-needle aspiration -- hemangioma -- thyroid gland; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Geneeskunde; Medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008651
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-7974

Abstract

Abstract: Rationale: Thyroid hemangioma is benign and associated with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy or trauma in most cases. Its differential diagnosis is very difficult. Patient concerns: We presented the case of a 48-year-old man complained of slowly progressed swelling in the anterior neck for 20 years. Diagnoses: Ultrasound and CT scan revealed a hypoechogenic and heterogeneous mass measuring 4 × 3.5 cm located in the right lobe of thyroid gland. Postoperative pathological and immunohistochemical examinations of the surgical specimen revealed a primary hemangioma of the thyroid gland. Interventions: The patient received a right lobectomy of the thyroid. Outcomes: The patient had been followed up for 10 months after surgery without complications and remained asymptomatic. Lessons: Primary thyroid hemangioma should be considered when there is a well-circumscribed capsule mass on medical imaging without history of FNA or any other cervical procedures or trauma.