Aggressive primary thyroid non Hodgkin's lymphoma with pregnancy

Authors

• Khaled B. Soliman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital, PO 10127, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 508219100. Fax. +966 (2) 7310801. E-mail: khaled_b_s{at}yahoo.com
• Mohamed M. Abbas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital, PO 10127, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 508219100. Fax. +966 (2) 7310801. E-mail: khaled_b_s{at}yahoo.com
• Mahmoud A. Seksaka, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital, PO 10127, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 508219100. Fax. +966 (2) 7310801. E-mail: khaled_b_s{at}yahoo.com
• Sherief Wafa, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital, PO 10127, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 508219100. Fax. +966 (2) 7310801. E-mail: khaled_b_s{at}yahoo.com
• Ahmed S. Balah, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital, PO 10127, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 508219100. Fax. +966 (2) 7310801. E-mail: khaled_b_s{at}yahoo.com

Abstract

We present here a multigravida patient who presented with a huge neck swelling, severe respiratory distress together with dysphagia and hoarseness of voice while she was pregnant ± 30 weeks of gestation. She was diagnosed as an aggressive non-Hodjkin lymphoma of the thyroid gland. She was treated by 6 cycles of chemotherapy, with dramatic response after receiving the first cycle. She had 3 cycles of 4 chemotherapeutic agents before successful, elective and scheduled induction of labor at 36 weeks of gestation with favorable outcomes.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

634

Last Page

636

Recommended Citation

Soliman, Khaled B.; Abbas, Mohamed M.; Seksaka, Mahmoud A.; Wafa, Sherief; and Balah, Ahmed S. (2007) "Aggressive primary thyroid non Hodgkin's lymphoma with pregnancy," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 28: Iss. 4, Article 28.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3873