An unusual presentation of primary lymphoma of the thyroid in a young male patient.
Primary lymphoma of the thyroid gland is a rare disease that is strongly associated with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. We report an unusual case of 20-year-old male who presented with thyroid swelling and was diagnosed on cytology as lymphocytic thyroidtis. However, histopathologicalfindings revealed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that was further classified as B-cell type on immunohistochemical stains. In cytology, lymphomas must be considered as a differential diagnosis in case of Hashimoto's/lymphocytic thyroiditis, subacute thyroiditis and small cell carcinoma.
Ghai
Rekha
R
Department of Pathology, ICMR, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.
Rekhi
Bharat
B
Saxena
Sunita
S
Kapur
Sujala
S
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis