Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma followed by plasmacytoma, both arising in A thyroid gland with Hashimoto's disease.

Abstract

We describe here a rare case of malignant lymphoma followed by plasmacytoma in Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The patient developed malignant lymphoma (small, non-cleaved cell, and non Burkitt's type by Working Formulation classification), and remained in remission for 2 years after receiving combination chemotherapy, and then developed plasmacytoma in the same lesion. Rearrangement bands for IgH from both specimens showed different bands, indicating that both were of monoclonal type but of a different clonal origin. Considering the clinical course in this case, thyroidectomy may be indicated for lymphoproliferative diseases in Hashimoto's thyroiditis treated with chemotherapy.

• Authors: Y Hasegawa, T Itoh, Y Tamagawa, T Komeno, H Kojima, H Ninomiya, Y Yatabe, N Mori, T Nagasawa
• Journal: Leukemia & lymphoma (Leuk Lymphoma) Vol. 35 Issue 5-6 Pg. 613-8 (Nov 1999) ISSN: 1042-8194 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10609800 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dexamethasone
• Doxorubicin
• Cyclophosphamide
• Cisplatin
• Vindesine

Topics

• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Autoimmune Diseases (complications)
• Cisplatin (administration & dosage)
• Clone Cells (pathology)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Cyclophosphamide (administration & dosage)
• Dexamethasone (administration & dosage)
• Doxorubicin (administration & dosage)
• Female
• Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte
• Humans
• Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin (drug therapy, pathology)
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms, Second Primary (pathology, radiotherapy, surgery)
• Neoplastic Stem Cells (pathology)
• Plasmacytoma (pathology, radiotherapy, surgery)
• Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
• Remission Induction
• Thyroid Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology, surgery)
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroiditis, Autoimmune (complications)
• Vindesine (administration & dosage)