Open AccessLiposarcoma of the Thyroid: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Vittoria Guarda,
Anja Pickhard,
Melanie Boxberg,
Katja Specht,
Anna Maria Stefanie Buchberger
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000486333
Subject(s) - medicine , liposarcoma , thyroid , pathology , thyroid cancer , neck mass , radiology , nodule (geology) , sarcoma , paleontology , biology
Liposarcomas of the thyroid gland are extremely rare tumors, and, to our knowledge, only 12 cases have been reported in the English literature. An accurate diagnosis is challenging due to the nonspecific clinical presentation of this cancer, frequently defined just by a swelling of the neck.