B cell lymphoma of the thyroid in Hashimoto's thyroiditis monitored by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
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.
Jayaram
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Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Rani
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Raina
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Singh
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Chandra
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Marwaha
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RK
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*