title: Primary Burkitt lymphoma of the thyroid gland: case report of an exceptional type of thyroid neoplasm and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary thyroid lymphoma is an uncommon pathological entity that accounts for only 1 to 5 % of all thyroid malignancies. Primary Burkitt lymphoma of the thyroid gland is very rare. This article presents the first Moroccan case of a primary BL of the thyroid to be reported in the literature to date.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe here a case of a 70-year-old male who developed a rapidly enlarging thyroid gland with progressive symptoms of compression. Core biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma. The patient died of septic shock, 2 weeks after the first cycle of appropriate therapeutic chemotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This presentation emphasizes the importance of considering lymphoma when dealing with a thyroid mass, as its management is different from that of other thyroid pathologies, and affords an opportunity to review a very rare type of primary thyroid lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Haematology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Benchafai
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: El Mehdi
authors.initials: el M
authors.lastname: Mahtat
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Safae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regragui
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boudhas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azzakhmam
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boukhechba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Abderrahmane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Bouzidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military General Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V Souissi University - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Hay Riad, Rabat, 10000 Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oukabli
keywords: Burkitt lymphoma; Chemotherapy; Thyroid gland