Malignant Lymphoma of the Thyroid Gland: Diagnostic Dilemmas
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چکیده
Lymphomas comprise less than 5% of thyroid malignancies (1–3). Rare thyroid involvement and clinical symptoms usually suggest the presence of carcinoma. Only histological examination after surgical resection sets the final diagnosis which is extremely important with regard to the proper mode of treatment – conservative in lymphoma cases versus surgery in thyroid cancer. Here, we report a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) manifesting as a primary disorder of the thyroid gland in 65-year old woman with primary diagnosis of thyroid cancer. We also reviewed cases of thyroid lymphoma reported in the English literature since 1962 in order to further characterize its clinicopathologic features.
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