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Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: a Rare Primary Thyroid Tumor with Confirmation of WWTR1 and CAMTA1 Rearrangements

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We report a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma as a primary thyroid tumor. To our knowledge, there are only two prior unequivocal cases of primary thyroid epithelioid hemangioendothelioma reported in the English literature. This is the first case in the thyroid with molecular confirmation.

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We would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Lei Zhang for the technical support in performing the fluorescence in situ hybridization studies.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian Rm. A609 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Akeesha A. Shah, N. Paul Ohori & Raja R. Seethala

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Linwah Yip

  3. Division of Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Christopher Coyne

  4. Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Cristina R. Antonescu

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Shah, A.A., Ohori, N.P., Yip, L. et al. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: a Rare Primary Thyroid Tumor with Confirmation of WWTR1 and CAMTA1 Rearrangements. Endocr Pathol 27, 147–152 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12022-016-9428-5

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