Hemangioma of the thyroid gland in an adolescent with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and adenomatous hyperplasia

Abstract  We report a case of benign hemangioma of the thyroid gland which involved one lobe of the thyroid gland in an adolescent female
with classic chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and adenomatous hyperplasia. The lesion produced a clinical picture suspicious
for malignancy owing to the presence of a very large cold nodule on scan, lack of response to TSH suppression, and the subsequent
development of an enlarged cervical lymph node. The histologic and immunohistologic findings, including positive staining
for factor VIII-related antigen,Ulex europaeous lectin, CD31, CD34, and the presence of linear staining for type IV collagen and laminin are consistent with a hemangioma.
In our review of the literature, only one other report of a hemangioma of the thyroid gland was found.

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/BF02782610Authors
Martha R. Clarke, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PASushma Boppana, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PA

Journal Endocrine PathologyOnline ISSN 1559-0097Print ISSN 1046-3976

Journal Volume Volume 9

Journal Issue Volume 9, Number 2 / June, 1998 (Source: Endocrine Pathology)