Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Extrathyroidal unique laterocervical masses are infrequent, and their etiological diagnosis is difficult. Since clinical and imagistic features cannot distinguish between different ethiologies, morphological data are mandatory in order to establish a precise therapeutic strategy. Therefore the initial treatment is surgery, followed by an adequate therapeutical scheme. We would like to report our experience treating this pathology.Patients a...

Thyroid lymphoma accounts for less than 5% of thyroid malignancies. The aim of this study was to analyze the particularities of 9 patients (7 females and 2 males, aged 42 to 76 years) diagnosed with thyroid lymphoma, representing 2.45% of 340 cases of thyroid malignancies. Patients were assessed by ultrasound examination (7 cases), fine needle biopsy (FNB) (8 cases), lymph node biopsy (2 cases), and histological examination after surgery (7 cases). Clinically, 6 cases presente...