Primary thyroid lymphoma

A 71-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing goitre which was diagnosed as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. Despite treatment with levothyroxine, she developed progressive airway obstruction. Biopsy revealed a primary thyroid lymphoma which was successfully treated with radiotherapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Netherlands journal of medicine 1998-02, Vol.52 (2), p.75-78
Hauptverfasser:	Honing, M.L.H, Seldenrijk, C.A, de Maat, C.E.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Airway Obstruction - etiology Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Chronic Disease Chronic thyroiditis Endocrinopathies Fatal Outcome Female Follow-Up Studies Goitre Humans Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - complications Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - pathology Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - radiotherapy Malignant tumors Medical sciences Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Thyroid lymphoma Thyroid Neoplasms - complications Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology Thyroid Neoplasms - radiotherapy Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases) Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - complications Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A 71-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing goitre which was diagnosed as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. Despite treatment with levothyroxine, she developed progressive airway obstruction. Biopsy revealed a primary thyroid lymphoma which was successfully treated with radiotherapy.
ISSN:	0300-2977 1872-9061
DOI:	10.1016/S0300-2977(97)00085-5