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
- Hashimoto’s — thyroiditis (chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis)
- Solid adenoma of the thyroid
- Graves’ disease (toxic diffuse goiter)
- Unditferentiated thyroid carcinoma
Correct answer
Hashimoto’s — thyroiditis (chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis)
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