Abstract

Primary thyroid lymphoma is uncommon and usually of non-Hodgkin type. We report four female patients with thyroid lymphoma. An 81 year-old patient that was operated and received three cycles of chemotherapy and was lost from follow up. A 16 year-old patient that is operated and received full chemotherapy and was discharged free of disease. A 80 year-old patient that was operated and died due to a multiple organ failure, 50 days after hospital admission and a 54 year-old female that was operated but rejected chemotherapy and was lost from follow up.

Highlights

  • Primary thyroid lymphoma is uncommon and usually of nonHodgkin type

  • We report four female patients with thyroid lymphoma

  • Ante una urgencia obstructiva de la vía aérea, se debe plantear la istmectomía descompresiva, aceptando la resección tumoral completa cuando es posible técnicamente y no afecta la morbilidad operatoria

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Introduction

Primary thyroid lymphoma is uncommon and usually of nonHodgkin type. We report four female patients with thyroid lymphoma. Fue estudiada en otro centro, con ecografía cervical que mostró aumento de volumen tiroideo, TSH de 32,4 mUI/ml y anticuerpos anti TPO (++). Se hospitalizó con diagnóstico de tumor cervical anterior, posiblemente cáncer tiroideo anaplástico y obstrucción secundaria de la vía aérea.

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