Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Lymphoma of the thyroid gland is an uncommon condition occurring primarily in older women. Most patients have a short history of enlarging thyroid or a neck mass causing tracheal compression. There is also a strong association between thyroid lymphoma and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The diagnosis is established by biopsy. The conventional approach to treatment is combination of radiation therapy with multi-agent chemotherapy, while there is no significant role ...