DOI: 10.12890/2014_000136

Severe Acute Dyspnoea of Extra-Thoracic Origin: Experience with Three Primary Thyroid Lymphomas (PTL)

Authors

  • Adrienne Grueber Clinic of Medicine, Departments of Oncology and Endocrinology, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg
  • Sophie Zürcher Clinic of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg
  • Daniel Charles Betticher Clinic of Medicine, Departments of Oncology and Endocrinology, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg
  • Enzo Fontana Clinic of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg

daniel.betticher@h-fr.ch

Abstract

Objectives: To recall the common clinical presenting features of and guide the diagnostic procedures of primary thyroid lymphomas (PTL).
Materials and methods: We report on three patients developing an acute dyspnoea and fast evolving neck mass in the thyroid caused by a PTL occurring in our regional hospital in Switzerland between 2009 and 2013.
Results: PTL causes a neck mass, dyspnoea and dysphonia and responds well to chemotherapy. Mortality is due to relapse or infectious complications.
Conclusion: Acute dyspnoea caused by thyroid disease is uncommon. Nevertheless, it is the main symptom in PTL due to rapid growth and compression of the airways. Chemotherapy should be started promptly.

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Published

2014-10-22

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

How to Cite

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Grueber A, Zürcher S, Betticher DC, Fontana E. Severe Acute Dyspnoea of Extra-Thoracic Origin: Experience with Three Primary Thyroid Lymphomas (PTL). EJCRIM [Internet]. 2014 Oct. 22 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];1(1). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/136