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Case Reports
. 2014 Feb;8(2):151-2.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/6854.4038. Epub 2014 Feb 3.

Primary cavernous haemangioma of the thyroid - a case report

Anuja Dasgupta  1 , S Teerthanath  2 , Meera Jayakumar  1 , Kiran Hs  1 , Mary Raju  1
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Primary cavernous haemangioma of the thyroid - a case report

Anuja Dasgupta et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Primary thyroid haemangioma is extremely rare, with only countable cases having been previously reported. We are reporting a case of 38-year-old male with history of diffuse thyroid swelling in front of the neck, which was firm to hard in consistency. Ultrasonography (USG) displayed an enlarged left thyroid with anechoic / isoechoic nodule and foci of coarse calcification. Preoperative clinical diagnosis of solitary thyroid nodule was made. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) was inconclusive, due to bloody aspirate. Left hemi-thyroidectomy was performed. Haemangioma was diagnosed, based on histopathological examination findings. Surgical excision would be the treatment of choice, which provides a good prognosis.

Keywords: Benign vascular neoplasm; Hemi-thyroidectomy.

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Gross Well-encapsulated circumscribed lesion, consisting of dark brown hemorrhagic areas, with irregular areas of fibrosis, myxoid change, foci of calcification and bone formation.
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Cavernous spaces with blood and areas of fibrosis. Inset: Thyroid follicles admixed with vascular spaces (H&E X100)
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