Journal of Thyroid Research
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 840469, 4 pages
doi:10.4061/2010/840469
Case Report

Plasma Cell Granuloma of the Thyroid: A Conservative Approach to a Rare Condition and Review of the Literature

W. A. Barber,1 M. Fernando,2 and D. R. Chadwick1

1Department of General Surgery, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield S44 5BL, UK
2Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK

Received 25 September 2009; Revised 18 December 2009; Accepted 28 December 2009

Academic Editor: Paolo Beck-Peccoz

Copyright © 2010 W. A. Barber et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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