Case Report
Mantle Cell Lymphoma in the Thyroid: A Rare Presentation
Table 1
Comparing our patient to another 2 cases reported in literature.
| | Our patient | Hojilla et al. [9] (2016) | Guastafierro et al. [10] (2010) |
| Age of patient at diagnosis | 63 | 59 | 59 |
| Presence of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | Present | Presence of hypothyroidism | Present |
| Stage of disease | Stage II EA | ? | Stage I EA |
| Location of distant metastases | None | Involvement of colon | ? |
| Ki-67 index | 10% (lymph node) | 10–15% (in the colon) | >30% |
| Treatment | Surveillance | Surveillance | 8 courses of R-CEOP (rituximab-cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine, and prednisone), followed by rituximab for 2 years |
| Survival until publication | Progression-free for 2 years | Progression-free for 2 years | Relapse-free for 4 years |
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