KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 199 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 35-year-old woman complains of swollen neck. Subtotal thyroidectomy is performed. On histological examination of the removed part of the thyroid gland the following was detected: atrophy of parenchyma, moderate sclerosis development, diffuse infiltration by lymphocytes and plasma cells leading to formation of lymphatic follicles. What pathology has developed in the thyroid gland?
- A. Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland
- B. Diffuse toxic goiter
- C. Follicular adenoma
- D. Riedel’s thyroiditis
- E. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Hint
Look for the autoimmune pattern: lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate that forms germinal-centre follicles in the thyroid tissue.
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