title: B cell lymphoma of the thyroid in Hashimoto's thyroiditis monitored by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: An 80-yr-old female with a grade I diffuse goiter was diagnosed on fine-needle aspiration cytology as having Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Two years later, she developed a hard nodular growth in the right lobe of the thyroid, which was subjected to fine-needle aspiration and diagnosed as a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Immunocytology demonstrated the monoclonal B cell nature of the lesion. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy and is alive and free of the disease 27 mo after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Marwaha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000473:pathology*