title: [Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the thyroid: case report].
abstract: The authors describe the case of a 33 year-old white female, without any clinical or laboratorial evidence of thyroiditis or clinical hypothyroidism, who presented with a rapidly enlarging anterior neck mass. Diagnosis of a follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was made through histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Oncologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS. e_brussels@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Evandro de
authors.initials: Ed
authors.lastname: Azambuja
authors.forename: Sérgio Jobim de
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Rodrigo C Leite de
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Castro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy