Thyroid lymphoma on a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis: PET/CT appearances

Mayuresh Mane; Ailbhe C O'Neill; Sree Harsha Tirumani; Min Shi; Atul B Shinagare; David C Fisher

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.03.004

Thyroid lymphoma on a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis: PET/CT appearances

Clin Imaging. 2014 Nov-Dec;38(6):864-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.03.004. Epub 2014 Mar 14.

Authors

Mayuresh Mane¹, Ailbhe C O'Neill², Sree Harsha Tirumani¹, Min Shi³, Atul B Shinagare¹, David C Fisher⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
² Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.

PMID: 24679651
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.03.004

Abstract

Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare thyroid tumor accounting for only 5% of all thyroid malignancies. It is more common in patients with a background history of chronic thyroiditis. PET/CT is helpful in the initial staging and for follow up to assess treatment response.

Keywords: Lymphoma; PET/CT; Thyroid.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Hashimoto Disease / complications*
Humans
Lymphoma / complications
Lymphoma / diagnosis*
Lymphoma / drug therapy
Male
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Neoplasms / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Thyroid Neoplasms / drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*