Two cases of malignant lymphoma complicating autoimmune (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis

Macias, D.; Driscoll, H.K.; Chertow, B.S.; Leidy, J.W.

West Virginia Medical Journal 91(7): 310-313

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0043-3284
PMID: 8533397
Document Number: 445117
The occurrence of lymphoma of the thyroid in a setting of autoimmune thyroid disease is being recognized with increasing frequency. The usual presentation is a rapidly enlarging goiter. This article describes two cases of this condition and emphasizes how prompt diagnosis and treatment can yield satisfactory results.

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