Two cases of malignant lymphoma complicating autoimmune (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis.
The occurrence of lymphoma of the thyroid in a setting of autoimmune thyroid disease is being recognized with increasing frequency. The usual presentation is a rapidly enlarging goiter. This article describes two cases of this condition and emphasizes how prompt diagnosis and treatment can yield satisfactory results.
Macias
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Department of Medicine, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Driscoll
H K
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Chertow
B S
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Leidy
J W
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*