Title: Primary Cavernous Hemangioma of the Thyroid- “An Infrequent Case with An Unusual Presentation”
Authors: Libin Babu Cherian, Sarita Nair, Mohd. Shakir Ali, Anusha A M, Roopa Urs A N, K Sandhyarani Mahadev, Sreekumaran Nair, Kamala V V, K C Ramani, Pradeep Kumar J, Muhamed Sajid A M, Ahammed Shameel P, Syed Jaffar Sadique
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i11.20
Abstract
Primary cavernous hemangioma of the thyroid is an extremely rare case with only 17 cases reported in literature. We are reporting an unusual case of a 75 year old female with a firm cystic swelling on the right lobe of thyroid. Ultrasonography shows well defined large predominantly cystic heterogenous lesion with septations and solid areas in the right lobe. Fine needle aspiration cytology was unsatisfactory due to bloody nature of the smear. A preoperative diagnosis of solitary nodule of thyroid was made. Right hemithyroidectomy was doneand a diagnosis of primary cavernous hemangioma of thyroid was made based on the histopathological findings.
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Corresponding Author
Libin Babu Cherian
Assistant Professor, Dept of Pathology, PK DAS Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala
