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Published on: June 9, 2023
Concurrent Double Primary Tumours: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Cervical Epithelioid Angiosarcoma
Sai Guan Lum1, Nurhamizah Mahmud1, Nurismah Isa2
1Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract:
Angiosarcoma is one of the rarest types of malignant vascular tumours that involved the head and neck region. It predominantly affects the scalp and superficial soft tissues. Angiosarcoma arising from the deep cervical soft tissue is extremely rare. There is a limited literature on neck angiosarcoma that occurred simultaneously with papillary thyroid carcinoma. We report a rare case of concurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma and cervical epithelioid angiosarcoma, and postoperative rapid progression of residual angiosarcoma that mimicked a neck haematoma. The diagnostic challenge and possible etiologies have been discussed here.
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