Malignant Lymphoma of Thyroid

Abstract

During the past ten years, eight patients with malignant lymphoma of the thyroid gland have been treated in our hospital. Their ages ranged from 53 to 84 years (median, 72 years). The male to female ratio was 1:1. We performed fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) in six patients, four of whom were diagnosed assuredly. So FNA was useful in the diagnosis of this disease. Two patients were treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, two with surgery and chemotherapy, one with surgery and radiation, one with radiation and chemotherapy, and one with radiation only; one patients was not treated. All three patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis were disease free, so we concluded that patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis have a better prognosis than the others. © 1995, The Society of Practical Otolaryngology. All rights reserved.