Successful Treatment of a Malignant Hemangioendothelioma of the Thyroid with Metastasis to the Lung. A Case Report
Abstract:The malignant hemangioendothelioma of the thyroid is a rare disease, which occurs mainly in the Alpine regions but not only there. It affects elderly patients with a history of goitre and has a fatal course in the majority of patients. This report describes the case of a 75-year-old man who suffered from a malignant hemangioendothelioma of the thyroid metastatic to the left lung. Treatment with metronomic doses of vindesine and razoxane and radiation therapy of the metastasis as well as the thyroid region rend… Show more
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