Rare Case of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Thyroid
Thyroid lymphoma is a rare cancer constituting 1% to 2% of all thyroid cancers and less than 2% of lymphomas. Thyroid Lymphomas are usually all Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and most are B cell in origin. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the thyroid gland is a rare disease with an incidence of 0.5 per 100,0...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ojhas.org/issue73/2020-1-9.html |
| Summary: | Thyroid lymphoma is a rare cancer constituting 1% to 2% of all thyroid cancers and less than 2% of lymphomas. Thyroid Lymphomas are usually all Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and most are B cell in origin. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the thyroid gland is a rare disease with an incidence of 0.5 per 100,000 population. We present the case of a middle aged male patient with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of thyroid with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis with no cervical lymph nodes. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-5997 0972-5997 |