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Petra Kalitova¹, Jan Plzak, Roman Kodet

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Faculty Hospital Motol, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic. petra.kalitova@lf1.cuni.cz

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Thyroid hemangiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive cancer. Diagnosis is challenging, and treatment options like surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy offer a poor prognosis due to its destructive nature and high recurrence rate.

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Area of Science:

Endocrinology
Oncology
Pathology

Background:

Thyroid hemangiosarcoma is an exceptionally rare malignancy.
It presents with aggressive local behavior, high recurrence rates, and difficult therapeutic management.

Observation:

A 60-year-old male presented with a rapidly enlarging neck mass.
Imaging revealed a lesion in the left thyroid lobe; Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) showed a necrotic tumor.
Surgical intervention was complicated by local invasion, necessitating a left hemithyroidectomy.

Findings:

Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed hemangiosarcoma with positive staining for Factor VIII, Fasciin, and CD31.
The patient experienced fatal massive bleeding from the tumor post-operatively.

Implications:

Accurate histological diagnosis of thyroid hemangiosarcoma is often challenging.
Radical surgery is the primary treatment; radiotherapy and chemotherapy are alternatives for unresectable tumors.
The overall prognosis for thyroid hemangiosarcoma remains unfavorable.