Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2020
When examining a biopsy material obtained from the thyroid gland, the pathologist discovered lymphocyte infiltration of the thyroid tissues and destruction of the parenchymal elements. Diffuse lymphocyte infiltration with lymphoid follicles was detected in the stroma. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Papillary thyroid cancer
- Solid adenoma of the thyroid
- Undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma
- Grave’s disease (toxic diffuse goiter)
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis)
Correct answer
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis)
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