Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) represents about 1–5% of thyroid malignancies and < 2% of extra-nodal lymphoma. The most common subtype is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (~ 50% of cases), followed by mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, both non-Hodgkin’ lymphomas. sophageal perforation is a very rare complication during the course of PTL, characterized by poor prognosis.Case presentation: A 65-year-...

Background: Lymph node metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer without detectable primary within the thyroid gland is extremely rare. We describe a case of a young woman with a cervical metastasis, without detectable orthotopic or ectopic thyroid focus.Case report: A 30-year old woman with a history of adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon six years previously, presented at the 15th week of a normal second pregnancy, for management of subclinical Hashim...