Primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue thyroid lymphoma: a rare thyroid neoplasm of extrathyroid origin

Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare malignancy, representing 2-8% of all thyroid malignancies and 1-2% of all extranodal lymphomas. The majority of cases concern non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B cell origin, following by Hodgkin's disease, T cell lymphomas and rarely marginal zone B-cell mucosa-...

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Published in:Rare tumors 2012-01, Vol.4 (1), p.e2-6
Main Authors: Peppa, Melpomeni, Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis, Korkolopoulou, Penelope, Lapatsanis, Dimitrios, Dimitriadis, George, Hadjidakis, Dimitrios, Raptis, Sotirios A
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Language:English
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Case Report
Thyroid lymphoma, MALT thyroid lymphoma, thyroiditis Hashimoto
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Summary:Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare malignancy, representing 2-8% of all thyroid malignancies and 1-2% of all extranodal lymphomas. The majority of cases concern non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B cell origin, following by Hodgkin's disease, T cell lymphomas and rarely marginal zone B-cell mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. MALT lymphomas have been associated with long-standing autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroiditis. We present the case of a 44-years-old woman with thyroid MALT lymphoma in the background of multinodular goiter of autoimmune origin.
ISSN:2036-3613
2036-3605
2036-3603
2036-3613
DOI:10.4081/rt.2012.e2