Hyalinising trabecular adenoma of the thyroid.

 

1Sara NINAN, 1Rafidah IDRIS, 2Pemasari Upali TELISINGHE

1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 2Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan BA1710, Brunei Darussalam

 

ABSTRACT

Hyalinising trebecular adenoma (HTA) of the thyroid is rare and controversies remain regarding the diagnosis and management. It is an uncommon benign thyroid tumour that can present as a solitary thyroid nodule, a prominent nodule in a multinodular goitre, or as an incidental finding in a thyroidectomy specimen. Some considered HTA a unique entity, while others have proved it to be a variant of papillary carcinoma or have considered it a nonspecific pattern that may be seen with a variety of thyroid lesions. We report the case of a 31-year-old Chinese lady who presented with four years history of right sided goitre that was gradually increasing in size. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed appearances of follicular adenoma. Intra-operative frozen section histology of the excised right thyroid lobe was reported as trabecular adenoma which was confirmed with histopathological examination.

 

Keywords: Thyroid neoplasm, hemithyroidectomy, trabecular adenoma

 

Correspondence author Sara NINAN, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam.

Tel: +673 2242424 Ext 5302, E mail: saralanin@yahoo.com

 

Brunei Int Med J. 2011; 7 (6): 346-349

 

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