The Risk of Developing Lymphoma among Autoimmune Thyroid Disorder Patients: A Cross-Section Study.
Mubarak M Al-MansourAlaa Fawzi MaglanMeral Khalid AltayebLaila Ali FarajEsraa Aman FelimbanSyed Sameer AgaMuhammad Anwar KhanPublished in: Disease markers (2022)
The prevalence of PTL in patients with AITD, specifically HT, was 7%. Most patients developed NHL, with DLBCL being the most common subtype. The onset of lymphoma in this study was lower than reported in the literature. All patients with PTL had HT in their backgrounds. Further national studies are warranted to explore the relationship between the two diseases to provide more insight into the comprehension of this association.