title: MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA OF THE THYROID.
abstract: Nine cases of malignant lymphoma of the thyroid are described; the clinical features and histological patterns are recorded and the latter related to results of serological tests for thyroid antibodies. The value of such tests in clinical assessment is discussed. The distribution of metastases and their predilection for the gastrointestinal tract is noted.
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005853:Geriatrics; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms; D010336:Pathology; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012509:Sarcoma; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms; D013966:Thyroiditis; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies
keywords: AUTOANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIC; GERIATRICS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; LYMPHOSARCOMA; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PRECIPITIN TESTS; SARCOMA, RETICULUM CELL; SURGERY, OPERATIVE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDITIS, LYMPHOMATOUS