Sivridis Efthimios, Kouroupi Maria, Koukourakis Michael Ioannis, Arelaki Stella, Lyratzopoulos Nikolaos, Giatromanolaki Alexandra
Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace Medical School and University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Department of Radiotherapy/Oncology, Democritus University of Thrace Medical School and University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
J Med Case Rep. 2019 May 28;13(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2113-9.
The rheumatoid nodule is the most common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. When present, it is readily identified in conventional hematoxylin and eosin sections.
We report a case with several rheumatoid nodules in a thyroid gland of a 33-year-old Greek woman with a 3-year history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate, after having total thyroidectomy for hypothyroidism.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that rheumatoid nodules have been encountered in the thyroid gland.
类风湿结节是类风湿关节炎最常见的关节外表现。出现时,在常规苏木精和伊红切片中很容易识别。
我们报告一例33岁希腊女性病例,该患者有3年类风湿关节炎病史,接受甲氨蝶呤治疗,因甲状腺功能减退接受全甲状腺切除术后,在甲状腺中发现多个类风湿结节。
据我们所知,这是首次在甲状腺中发现类风湿结节。