Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: two different presentations of a rare disease

• Main Authors: Azlin I,, Leong CF,, NH Hamidah,, Sharifah NA,, Rohaizak M,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UKM 2010
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2090/1/08MS090_4144.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2090/; http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php

Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare disorder accounting for about 2% of all malignant lymphomas and less than 5% of thyroid malignancies. It is an aggressive disease with poor outcome. The majority of thyroid lymphomas are non-Hodgkin lymphomas of Bcell origin. Majority of cases occur in women in...