Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 50-56 , February 2008

An unusual clinical presentation of a rare tumor of the thyroid gland: report on one case of leiomyosarcoma and review of literature

  • Pierre-Alexandre Just

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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  • Rémy Guillevin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Neuroradiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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  • Frédérique Capron, MD, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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  • Monique Le Charpentier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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  • Gilles Le Naour

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
    • ,
  • Fabrice Menegaux, MD, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Générale et Endocrinienne, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
    • ,
  • Laurence Leenhardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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  • Jean-Marc Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Radiothérapie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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  • Catherine Hoang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 1 42 17 77 80; fax: +33 1 42 17 77 77.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.06.006

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 50-56 , February 2008

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