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Efthimios Sivridis1, Maria Kouroupi2, Michael Ioannis Koukourakis3
1Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace Medical School and University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Background:
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.
Case Presentation:
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.
Conclusion:
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that rheumatoid nodules have been encountered in the thyroid gland.
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