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A Rare but Significant Cause of an Enlarging Neck Mass: A Case Report of Primary Thyroid Lymphoma
Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that typically presents as a rapidly enlarging goiter in patients with a history of autoimmune thyroid disease. We present the evaluation, pitfalls in diagnosis, and treatment of a 49-year-old woman with diffuse large B-cell primary t...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elmer Press
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147348 http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/wjon515w |
| Sumario: | Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that typically presents as a rapidly enlarging goiter in patients with a history of autoimmune thyroid disease. We present the evaluation, pitfalls in diagnosis, and treatment of a 49-year-old woman with diffuse large B-cell primary thyroid lymphoma presenting with airway obstruction. |
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