Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report

Malignant glomus tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors arising from the smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid are atypical. An 80-year-old man presented with a right thyroid tumor on computed tomography (CT) and was suspected of having multiple bilateral...

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Main Authors: Shinya Morita, Nobuya Monden, Jiro Aoi, Shiori Aibara, Hiroaki Tahara, Norihiro Teramoto
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23772484.2024.2370585
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Jiro Aoi
Shiori Aibara
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Norihiro Teramoto
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description Malignant glomus tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors arising from the smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid are atypical. An 80-year-old man presented with a right thyroid tumor on computed tomography (CT) and was suspected of having multiple bilateral pulmonary metastases. The right lobe of the thyroid gland was accompanied by a low-density tumor and calcification inside, and infiltration into the trachea and cervical esophagus was deduced. Core needle biopsy (CNB) confirmed that round to polygonal atypical cells were growing in sheet form around the vascular endothelial cells. Immunohistochemistry results were positive for vimentin and smooth muscle actin (SMA) but negative for pan-cytokeratin and S-100 protein. Chemotherapy with doxorubicin was initiated. However, due to the progression of the disease, doxorubicin was replaced with pazopanib. His condition deteriorated further, and he died 3 months after the treatment. Overall, this disease has a poor prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-2d454d9d95e647769c63b34d899ff3582025-08-20T01:56:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupActa Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports2377-24842024-12-019111411910.1080/23772484.2024.2370585Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case reportShinya Morita0Nobuya Monden1Jiro Aoi2Shiori Aibara3Hiroaki Tahara4Norihiro Teramoto5Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, JapanDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, JapanDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, JapanDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, JapanDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, JapanDepartment of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, JapanMalignant glomus tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors arising from the smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid are atypical. An 80-year-old man presented with a right thyroid tumor on computed tomography (CT) and was suspected of having multiple bilateral pulmonary metastases. The right lobe of the thyroid gland was accompanied by a low-density tumor and calcification inside, and infiltration into the trachea and cervical esophagus was deduced. Core needle biopsy (CNB) confirmed that round to polygonal atypical cells were growing in sheet form around the vascular endothelial cells. Immunohistochemistry results were positive for vimentin and smooth muscle actin (SMA) but negative for pan-cytokeratin and S-100 protein. Chemotherapy with doxorubicin was initiated. However, due to the progression of the disease, doxorubicin was replaced with pazopanib. His condition deteriorated further, and he died 3 months after the treatment. Overall, this disease has a poor prognosis.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23772484.2024.2370585Malignant glomus tumorthyroidhead and neckhead and neck tumors
spellingShingle Shinya Morita
Nobuya Monden
Jiro Aoi
Shiori Aibara
Hiroaki Tahara
Norihiro Teramoto
Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports
Malignant glomus tumor
thyroid
head and neck
head and neck tumors
title Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report
title_full Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report
title_fullStr Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report
title_short Primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland: A case report
title_sort primary malignant glomus tumors of the thyroid gland a case report
topic Malignant glomus tumor
thyroid
head and neck
head and neck tumors
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23772484.2024.2370585
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