Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Preexisting chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is the only known risk factor for thyroid lymphomas, a rare variant of thyroid cancer. Here, we describe a male patient with previously undiagnosed Hashimoto’s thyroiditis who presented with severe airway compromise due to a thyroid lymphoma.Case report: 60 y/o, former smoker, presented with 2 month neck fullness and dyspnea that awakened him throughout the night due to malpositioning of his nec...