title: Thyroid lymphoma on a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis: PET/CT appearances.
abstract: Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare thyroid tumor accounting for only 5% of all thyroid malignancies. It is more common in patients with a background history of chronic thyroiditis. PET/CT is helpful in the initial staging and for follow up to assess treatment response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: Mayuresh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mane
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Electronic address: aoneill9@partners.org.
authors.forename: Ailbhe C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: Sree Harsha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: Atul B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shinagare
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Lymphoma; PET/CT; Thyroid