The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytologic Findings of Thyroid Lymphoma -Report of Two Cases-

갑상선 림프종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 -2 예 보고-

  • Lee, Hye-Kyung (Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic University Medical College, Daejon St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical College, Daejon St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Chang-Suk (Department of Clinical Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital)
  • 이혜경 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 대전성모병원 임상병리과) ;
  • 이종민 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 대전성모병원 내과) ;
  • 강창석 (성모병원 임상병리과)
  • Published : 2002.06.30
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Abstract

We report two different types of thyroid lymphoma associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Both showed autoantibodies and were compatible with Hashimoto's thyroiditis according to their clinical backgrounds. A 76-year-old female noted a painless, rapidly growing mass in her neck which was diagnosed as diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, large cell type, after the fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid. She underwent chemo-radiotherapy and is free of the disease 10 months after diagnosis. The other patient, a 73-year-old female with a diffuse golfer, was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology as having Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Three years later she developed a hard nodular growth in the both lobes of the thyroid. This was subjected to fine needle aspiration cytology and needle biopsy and was diagnosed as a MALT lymphoma. She refused any treatment and died 12 months after the diagnosis.

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