Rare Case of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Thyroid

Thyroid lymphoma is a rare cancer constituting 1% to 2% of all thyroid cancers and less than 2% of lymphomas. Thyroid Lymphomas are usually all Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and most are B cell in origin. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the thyroid gland is a rare disease with an incidence of 0.5 per 100,0...

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Published in:Online journal of health & allied sciences : OJHAS 2020-05, Vol.19 (1)
Main Authors: Srirama Bhat, Adimulam Narasinga Bhargava Vyas, Kshitij Raj Mahajan, Vivek Vishwanath
Format: Article
Language:English
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non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
thyroid lymphoma
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Summary:Thyroid lymphoma is a rare cancer constituting 1% to 2% of all thyroid cancers and less than 2% of lymphomas. Thyroid Lymphomas are usually all Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and most are B cell in origin. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the thyroid gland is a rare disease with an incidence of 0.5 per 100,000 population. We present the case of a middle aged male patient with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of thyroid with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis with no cervical lymph nodes.
ISSN:0972-5997
0972-5997