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

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 an...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Yoshihara, Muneo Nakaya, Tomoya Ichikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/368590
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-9749c4c24e214ee28ff00cea0251041a2025-08-20T03:37:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732014-01-01201410.1155/2014/368590368590T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in a Child Presenting as Rapid Thyroid EnlargementShintaro Yoshihara0Muneo Nakaya1Tomoya Ichikawa2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8501, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8524, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8501, JapanThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/368590
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T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in a Child Presenting as Rapid Thyroid Enlargement
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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