title: Primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue thyroid lymphoma: a rare thyroid neoplasm of extrathyroid origin.
abstract: Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare malignancy, representing 2-8% of all thyroid malignancies and 1-2% of all extranodal lymphomas. The majority of cases concern non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B cell origin, following by Hodgkin's disease, T cell lymphomas and rarely marginal zone B-cell mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. MALT lymphomas have been associated with long-standing autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroiditis. We present the case of a 44-years-old woman with thyroid MALT lymphoma in the background of multinodular goiter of autoimmune origin.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece;
authors.forename: Melpomeni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peppa
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nikolopoulos
authors.forename: Penelope
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korkolopoulou
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lapatsanis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hadjidakis
authors.forename: Sotirios A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Raptis