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Thyroid Lymphoma and Other Metastatic Lesions

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Malignant tumors of the thyroid are rare, with an incidence of 1–2 cases per 100,000 people. Thyroid lymphomas comprise less than 5% of thyroid malignancies and 2% of all malignant lymphomas. The majority of thyroid lymphomas are non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas of B-cell origin, although a variety of histological subtypes are seen. The most common type is a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma accounting for 68% of cases. Follicular lymphomas and marginal zone, also known as mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue (MALT), lymphomas each account for approximately 10% of lymphomas and tend to have a much more indolent course and better prognosis.

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We would like to thank Dr. Josephine Harter from the Department of Pathology at the University of Wisconsin for obtaining the histology figures.

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    Rebecca S. Sippel M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, K3/705 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA

    Herbert Chen M.D.

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Sippel, R.S., Chen, H. (2012). Thyroid Lymphoma and Other Metastatic Lesions. In: Oertli, D., Udelsman, R. (eds) Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23459-0_20

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