title: [Primary lymphoma of the thyroid gland].
abstract: Malignant primary lymphoma of the thyroid gland is a rare disease. The principal clinical sign is a rapidly growing goiter, leading to signs of compression, raising the question of differential diagnosis with anaplastic cancer. Multimodality therapy with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy appears to be of value. We retrospectively reviewed the management and outcomes of five consecutives patients with thyroid lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, C.H.U. de Charleroi, Site Vésale. didier.dequanter@chu-charleroi.be
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dequanter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lothaire
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Saint-Aubain Somerhausen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*