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ea0056p1147 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2018

Association between Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and thyroid lymphoma

Banisauskaite Ilona , Barsiene Lina , Pranevicius Robertas , Kuprionis Gintaras , Dauksa Albertas , Rudzianskiene Milda

Introduction: Lymphoma usually occurs within lymph nodes, but in rare cases, it arises from lymphocytes that are presented within the thyroid gland. Thyroid lymphoma is rare, representing less than 5% of thyroid malignancies and less than 2% of all lymphomas occurring outside of the lymph nodes and it is more likely to occur in people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. In this case we present a patient with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and thyroid lymphom...