Angiolipoma of the Thyroid Gland

This is a report of an angiolipoma of the thyroid gland, an extremely rare entity. A thorough search of the literature revealed only one previously reported example. The patient was a 77-year-old woman with a history of a nodular lesion of the thyroid in the context of a multinodular goiter. A fine...

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Published in:International journal of surgical pathology 2009-02, Vol.17 (1), p.65-67
Main Authors: Dimosthenous, Kypros, Righi, Alberto, Puccetti, Maurizio, Lorenzini, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipocytes - pathology
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Angiolipoma - diagnosis
Angiolipoma - pathology
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Blood Vessels - pathology
Female
Humans
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:This is a report of an angiolipoma of the thyroid gland, an extremely rare entity. A thorough search of the literature revealed only one previously reported example. The patient was a 77-year-old woman with a history of a nodular lesion of the thyroid in the context of a multinodular goiter. A fine needle aspiration highlighted the presence of abundant adipocytes associated with numerous dilated vessels. Histopathologic examination of the lobectomy specimen documented the presence of a tumor composed of two main elements, namely, mature adipocytes and proliferating vessels, some of the latter containing fibrin thrombi.
ISSN:1066-8969
1940-2465
DOI:10.1177/1066896908315806