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Thyroid Lymphoma

Signs & Symptoms

 Rapidly enlarging goiter
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma] Harrison [ 2717]
Iodine supplementation
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
Immobile with swallowing
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
Onset of symptoms in few months
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]

Physical Examination

 Fixed thyroid gland to adjacent structures
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
Hard thyroid gland
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
Immobile with swallowing
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]

Lab / Serology

 Sheets of lymphoid cells
Note: Non specific finding (can also seen in anaplastic thyroid cancer)
Ref: Harrison [ 2717]
High serum concentrations of immunoglobulin M
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
High serum concentrations of immunoglobulin A
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]

Imagin Study

 Asymmetrical pattern
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
Asymmetrical pseudocystic pattern
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]
Pseudocystic pattern
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]

Complication

Risk Factors

 Female
Ref: Uptodate [ Thyroid lymphoma]

Cause

Other