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ea0041ep1149 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2016

Burkitt lymphoma of the thyroid (A rapidly growing painless thyroid mass during pregnancy)

Bellarbi Dhiya Eddine , Si-youcef Hafsa , Azzoug Said , Amalou Mustapha , Boudia Fethi Merad , Chentli Farida

Introduction: Primary thyroid lymphomas (PTL) are rare tumors, accounting for 2.5% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas and fewer than 2% of all malignant thyroid tumors. Primary thyroid’s Burkitt lymphoma represents a very unusual type of PTL. Only very few cases of primary thyroid’s Burkitt lymphoma have been reported during pregnancy.Observation: We present a 30 years old female patient who developed a rapidly enlarging painless neck mass. Th...