Journal of Korean Thyroid Association  2014;7(2):190-193

doi:10.11106/cet.2014.7.2.190

Primary Thyroid Lymphoma Associated with Dyspnea in an Old Age Patient: A Case Report.

Dae Jin SAH 1 ; Joon Yeon HWANG ; Choon Dong KIM

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Keywords

Thyroid gland; Lymphoma; Dyspnea; Primary hypothyroidism

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare tumor which patients usually present an enlarging neck mass, often causing local obstructive symptoms. Hypothyroidism is seen in 30-40% of the patients with primary thyroid lymphoma. We report a 77-year-old man with history of hypothyroidism, presenting enlarging anterior neck mass which pathologically confirmed as thyroid lymphoma with literature review.