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.
Department of Medicine, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
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Macias
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Driscoll
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Chertow
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Leidy
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*