| Literature DB >> 18831028 |
Michelle Reid-Nicholson1, Andre Moreira, Preetha Ramalingam.
Abstract
We report a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma of the thyroid gland. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case to be reported in the cytology literature. An 81-year-old male with known CLL presented for routine physical examination and was found to have a left-sided thyroid nodule. Thyroid ultrasound showed a calcified nodule. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was performed and revealed PTC and an atypical lymphoid infiltrate that was suspicious for lymphoma. A partial thyroidectomy was performed and confirmed PTC with concurrent gland involvement by chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18831028 DOI: 10.1002/dc.20894
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Cytopathol ISSN: 1097-0339 Impact factor: 1.582