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World J Otorhinolaryngol. Aug 28, 2015; 5(3): 82-89
Published online Aug 28, 2015. doi: 10.5319/wjo.v5.i3.82
Published online Aug 28, 2015. doi: 10.5319/wjo.v5.i3.82
Thyroid lymphoma: A case report and literature review
Kinneri Mehta, David Myssiorek, Department of Otolaryngology, the New York University Clinical Cancer Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Cynthia Liu, Department of Pathology, the New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Roy A Raad, Robin Mitnick, Department of Radiology, the New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Ping Gu, Department of Medical Oncology, the New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data, writing, and revision of this manuscript.
Supported by The New York University Medical Center Institutional Review Board, New York, NY 10016, United States.
Institutional review board statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this case study gave her written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of her protected health information.
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Correspondence to: David Myssiorek, Medicine Doctor, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Department of Otolaryngology, the New York University Clinical Cancer Center, 160 E34th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, United States. david.myssiorek@nyumc.org
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Received: May 13, 2015
Peer-review started: May 21, 2015
First decision: June 24, 2015
Revised: July 19, 2015
Accepted: August 13, 2015
Article in press: August 14, 2015
Published online: August 28, 2015
Processing time: 105 Days and 1.7 Hours
Peer-review started: May 21, 2015
First decision: June 24, 2015
Revised: July 19, 2015
Accepted: August 13, 2015
Article in press: August 14, 2015
Published online: August 28, 2015
Processing time: 105 Days and 1.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: An elderly woman presented with an enlarging neck mass and airway obstruction requiring intubation. After imaging and histologic work-up, the final diagnosis of the neck mass was primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL). PTL is an important diagnosis to be considered in patients presenting with rapidly enlarging neck masses, usually demonstrating significant response to chemotherapy and favorable prognosis. Tissue biopsy rather than fine needle aspiration is the current gold standard for definitive histologic diagnosis, adding the benefit of subtyping, a crucial prognostic indicator. Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is helpful for staging these lymphomas. The role of surgery in treating this entity has been diminished.