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Bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis as first manifestation of primary Burkitt lymphoma of the thyroid gland

Author(s) -

Mehdi Moghaddasi,

Mobovvati,

Saeed Razmeh

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

neurology international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39

H-Index - 16

ISSN - 2035-8377

DOI - 10.4081/ni.2017.7133

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , lymphoma , thrombosis , cavernous sinus , pathology , dermatology , surgery

Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare condition that is usually associated with infections, pregnancy, vasculitis and some types of medication, such as the contraceptive pill and paraneoplastic. Primary Burkitt lymphoma (PBL) of the thyroid gland is very uncommon and the clinical description of such cases has been largely limited to case reports. In this paper, we present a case of CST as the first manifestation of PBL of the thyroid gland. To the best of our knowledge, our patient is the first case report of PBL of the thyroid gland that presents with bilateral CST

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