Search results for "Thyroid lymphoma"
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Tiroidectomia in urgenza per linfoma primitivo della tiroide
2006
Objective: A case of acute wheezing causing primitive thyroid lymphoma observed ay the Operative Unit of General and Thoracic Surgery of the University "P. Giaccone" of Palermo, Italy, is reported. Experimen tal design: Diagnostic, clinical and prognostic indication, evaluation of effectveness of radical surgical treatment and follow-up. Intervention: Emergency radical surgical treatment (debulking) and surgical tracheostomy (tracheal infiltration) Results: Complete recovery with "restitutio ad integrum". No relapse were recorded ad short follow-up. Conclusions: Total thyroidectomy in front of uncertain cytology with the suspect of Hashimoto's treatment or acute wheezing nr localized neopla…
Lymphomas and thyroid: Bridging the gap
2018
The thyroid gland is often involved in the development of neoplastic diseases, including lymphoproliferative disorders. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the multiple interactions between lymphoma and thyroid. Through an extensive research among the literature, the relationship between lymphomas and thyroid can be established at various levels, and the possible interconnections are here summarized in 5 points: (1) the greater risk of lymphoma development in some thyroid diseases; (2) the primary thyroid lymphoma, with focus on issues related to the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment; (3) the incidence of thyroid involvement in primitive nodal lymp…