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Solitary fibrous tumour of the thyroid gland
N S Deshmukh1, D C Mangham, A T Warfield
1Department of Musculoskeletal Pathology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK. NSDeshmukh@btconnect.com
Abstract:
Solitary fibrous tumours of the thyroid gland are rare; only five cases have been reported in the literature. Clinically, they present as a long-standing firm mass in the thyroid. Histologically, they show a range of appearances including so-called 'patternless growth pattern', spindle-cell morphology, alternating hypo- and hyper-cellular areas, keloid-like hyalinization and a prominent haemangiopericytoma - like architecture. The behaviour of extrathoracic solitary fibrous tumours is unpredictable and requires careful, long-term follow-up.
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