T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in a Child Presenting as Rapid Thyroid Enlargement | Zendy

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T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in a Child Presenting as Rapid Thyroid Enlargement

Author(s) -

Shintaro Yoshihara,

Muneo Nakaya,

Tomoya Ichikawa

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

case reports in otolaryngology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6765

pISSN - 2090-6773

DOI - 10.1155/2014/368590

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoblastic lymphoma , thyroid , lymphoma , head and neck , lymph node , chemotherapy , cervical lymphadenopathy , cervical lymph nodes , pathology , surgery , t cell , cancer , metastasis , immunology , immune system , disease

The majority of lymphomas of the head and neck in children present as an enlarged cervical lymph node; however, malignant lymphoma arising from the thyroid gland is extremely rare. We report a case of a 12-year-old child who was admitted to our hospital because of a history of rapidly progressive anterior neck swelling. Histopathological studies revealed this case to be T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. We performed chemotherapy and the patient has kept recurrence-free survival for 18 months after the beginning of the treatment. This is the 2nd case of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in the thyroid gland in a child.

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