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ea0020p159 | Thyroid | ECE2009

Three cases with thyroid lymphoma

Yilmaz Banu Aktas , Kan Erdal , Toruner Fusun Balos , Karakoc Ayhan , Benekli Mustafa , Cakir Nuri , Buyukberber Suleyman , Arslan Metin

Thyroid lymphomas are very rare diseases of the thyroid.We present three patients with thyroid lymphoma administered our department last year. Two of the patients presented with rapidly enlarging neck mass with pressure symptoms, and the other was diagnosed during the evaluation of a thyroid nodule. Two patients had the Hashimoto’s thyroiditis diagnosis. All the patients underwent surgery, since no exact diagnosis could be established with fine feed...