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Undifferentiated sarcoma of the thyroid in a child |
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| Authors: | Sergey Postovsky MD Eugene Vlodavsky MD PhD Abraham Kuten MD Yaakov Shendler MD Ilana Doweck MD Myriam Weyl Ben Arush MD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatric Hematology‐Oncology, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel;2. Pathology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel;3. Division of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel;4. Pathology Department, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel;5. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel |
| Abstract: | The most common malignant tumor of the thyroid is papillary carcinoma. Sarcoma of the thyroid is encountered very rarely; its therapy is complex and poses significant problems due to the problematic location of the tumor. A 14‐year‐old female was diagnosed with undifferentiated sarcoma of the thyroid and received combined therapy comprising surgery, chemo‐ and radiotherapy without significant side effects. This case underlines the fact that undifferentiated thyroid sarcoma may be a diagnostic possibility in children with malignant masses of the neck and may be successfully treated with modern therapeutic strategies. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010;54:1038–1040 © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
| Keywords: | child thyroid undifferentiated sarcoma |