Paraganglioma of the Thyroid Gland
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Case Report
P: 110-112
September 2012

Paraganglioma of the Thyroid Gland

Med Bull Haseki 2012;50(3):110-112
1. Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, İstanbul, Türkiye
2. Sağlık Bakanlığı Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
3. Reyhanlı Devlet Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Hatay, Türkiye
4. Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, İstanbul, Türkiye
5. Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Received Date: 23.04.2012
Accepted Date: 23.04.2012
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ABSTRACT

Thyroid paragangliomas are very rare tumors. Because they contain arteriovenous shunts, paragangliomas have hypervascular structure. Definitive diagnosis of thyroid paraganglioma can be established by immunohistochemical staining of the material. A 34-year-old female patient presented with complaints of painless and slowly growing swelling on the left middle area of the neck for 16 years. The patient underwent left total lobectomy. In histological analysis, positive staining for chromogranin, neuron-specific enolase and synaptophysin and negative staining for cytokeratin were observed. As a result, the patient was diagnosed with paraganglioma.