Thyroid lymphoma: Correlation of clinical, radiological, and pathological features

Yumn Shilli; Shaza Samargandy; Abdulrahman Shilli; Salwa Bakhsh; Razan Daghistani; Shady Alkayyat; Hani Marzouki

doi:10.4103/jdep.jdep_24_21

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Diabetes and Endocrine Practice 2021; 04(03): 139-142
DOI: 10.4103/jdep.jdep_24_21

Case Report

Thyroid lymphoma: Correlation of clinical, radiological, and pathological features

Yumn Shilli

¹Department of Radiology, King Abdullah Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

,

Shaza Samargandy

²Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Abdulrahman Shilli

²Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Salwa Bakhsh

³Department of Pathology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Razan Daghistani

⁴Department of Radiology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Shady Alkayyat

⁵Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oncology Unit, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Hani Marzouki

⁶Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Abstract

Primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) comprises 5% of all thyroid malignancies. In this case series, we aim to review its clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. We included five PTL patients. All were females (mean age of 59.8 years). All patients presented with a rapidly growing neck swelling, and only two had obstructive symptoms. All patients had solitary masses, aside from one patient who had two lesions. All were causing mass effect and two with invasion of the surrounding tissue. All were diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Cytology examination for PTL demonstrates atypical lymphoid cells. Four patients in our series had chemotherapy and currently in remission. The fifth died early after the clinical presentation. Two had thyroid surgeries.

Keywords

Fine needle aspiration - lymphoma - oncology - thyroid

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