Primary myxoid liposarcoma of the thyroid gland
- 1 Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- 2 Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Correspondence to G W Huang, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, China; huanggengwen{at}yahoo.com.cn
- Accepted 5 June 2009
Abstract
Primary myxoid liposarcoma of the thyroid gland is extremely rare. This report describes such a case. A 59-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of a 6×6×5 cm nodule in the left lobe of the thyroid gland. Left thyroid lobectomy was performed without any postoperative treatment except for follow-up. Osseous and pulmonary metastasis developed 1 year later and the patient died 15 months after the surgery. The clinical course and treatment choice are discussed.
Footnotes
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Competing interests None.
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Ethics approval Ethics approval was obtained from the ethics committee of Central South University.
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Patient consent Obtained.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
