Primary thyroid lymphoma.
A 71-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing goitre which was diagnosed as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. Despite treatment with levothyroxine, she developed progressive airway obstruction. Biopsy revealed a primary thyroid lymphoma which was successfully treated with radiotherapy.
Honing
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Department of Internal Medicine and Pathology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands.
Seldenrijk
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de Maat
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D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed