A case of thyroid malignant solitary fibrous tumor

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2017;33(2):59-62.
Published online November 30, 2017.

In Sik Song;Jae Woo Joo;Kang Hyun Lim;Jung Woo Choi;oung Sik Kim;Kyung Ho Oh;Soon Young Kwon

갑상선에 발생한 악성 고립성 섬유종양 환자 1례

송익식;주재우;임강현;최정우;김영식;오경호;권순영

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an uncommon spindle cell neoplasm that is usually presented as a pleural origin localized tumor. There are few cases, found in thyroid. Twenty six cases found in thyroid have been reported since 1993, and two of these were malignant. We report another malignant case in this study; a 55 years old man visited out-patient clinic due to palpable mass of anterior neck, and pathologically diagnosed as malignant SFT of thyroid after surgical resection. In this study, we focus on the clinical features of this uncommon disease along with other literature reviews.

Key Words: Solitary fibrous tumors, Thyroid gland, Thyroid neoplasms, Goiter, Thyroidectomy