[Primary thyroid lymphoma. Report of four cases].
Primary thyroid lymphoma is uncommon and usually of non-Hodgkin type. We report four female patients with thyroid lymphoma. An 81 year-old patient that was operated and received three cycles of chemotherapy and was lost from follow up. A 16 year-old patient that is operated and received full chemotherapy and was discharged free of disease. A 80 year-old patient that was operated and died due to a multiple organ failure, 50 days after hospital admission and a 54 year-old female that was operated but rejected chemotherapy and was lost from follow up.
Departamento de Cirugía, Equipo Cirugía Endocrina, Cabeza y Cuello, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile. patriciogac@yahoo.com.ar
Patricio
P
Gac E
Patricio
P
Cabané T
José
J
Amat V
Ricardo
R
Zamorano S
Pedro
P
Pineda B
Claudia
C
Morales H
Catalina
C
Valenzuela V
Francisco
F
Rodríguez M
D000293:Adolescent; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy