PMID: 9557530Apr 29, 1998Paper

Primary thyroid lymphoma

The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
M L HoningC E de Maat

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing goitre which was diagnosed as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. Despite treatment with levothyroxine, she developed progressive airway obstruction. Biopsy revealed a primary thyroid lymphoma which was successfully treated with radiotherapy.

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