NCIt synonyms : Primary Thyroid Gland Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Thyroid Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Thyroid; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of Thyroid Gland; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of Thyroid; Thyroid Gland Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Thyroid Gland; Thyroid Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Thyroid Non-Hodgkin s Lymphoma;
NCIt definition : A non-Hodgkin lymphoma primarily involving the thyroid gland. The vast majority of
cases are either diffuse large B-cell lymphomas or extranodal marginal zone B-cell
lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. Hashimoto (chronic lymphocytic) thyroiditis
is almost always present.;