Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma - case report and literature review

Abstract

Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignancy. Patients usually present with advanced disease and less than 10% survive beyond one year. In making the diagnosis it is difficult to distinguish cytologically between spindle cell malignancies. We present a 66-year old male patient who required open incisional biopsy to obtain the diagnosis of thyroid leiomyosarcoma and allow for appropriate management. *Correspondence to: Tiffany Cherry, Department of General Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan St, Parkville, VIC, Australia, E-mail: tiffany. cherry@mh.org.au