title: Malakoplakia of the thyroid gland: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous disease that most commonly occurs in the urinary tract. It is characterized by sheets of histiocytes with granular basophilic inclusions and Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. We present an exceedingly rare case of malakoplakia of the thyroid in a 54-year-old Caucasian woman on immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplant performed in 1994.
authors: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, USA tvitkovski@nshs.edu.
authors: Taisia
authors: T
authors: Vitkovski
authors: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, USA.
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Costales
authors: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, USA.
authors: Sheng
authors: S
authors: Chen
authors: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, USA.
authors: Benjamin
authors: B
authors: Saltman
authors: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, USA.
authors: Leonard
authors: L
authors: Kahn
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: histiocytes; malakoplakia; thyroid