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C G Watson

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Paraganglioma of the thyroid.

We present a case of paraganglioma of the thyroid. The preoperative evaluation, surgical management, and histopathology are described. Four similar cases that have been reported are summarized, and a hypothesis for the origin of a paraganglioma within the thyroid capsule is proposed.

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Malignant lymphoma of the thyroid gland: a clinicopathologic study.

This study reviews 21 cases of thyroid lymphoma diagnosed between 1969 and 1980. The thyroid gland was the primary site in all but two cases. The 20 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma had a mean age of 66 years, 75% were women, and all were Caucasian. A rapidly growing thyroid mass with hoarseness, dysphagia, and difficulty in breathing was the initial finding. Most patients had diffuse histiocytic lymphomas. Associated Hashimoto thyroiditis was found histologically in 57% of the cases. Using the immunoperoxidase stain method on tissue sections, intracytoplasmic monoclonal immunoglobulin was demonstrated in 5 of 15 cases. All but two patients received radiation therapy, and 13 received chemotherapy. The median survival was 8 months; 20% died of unrelated causes and 32% are alive (average duration: 27 months). Dissemination, after local control by radiation therapy, was the leading cause of death. The prognosis was better in men, in patients under the age of 65 years, and in those patients who, on biopsy, did not have involvement of the extrathyroid soft tissue or regional lymph nodes.

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Resocialization of schizophrenic patients.

An increasing number of chronic schizophrenic veterans is being discharged through various community placement programs. Because of years of separation from the social changes that have occurred in the society they once knew, these veterans need to be reoriented to community living. This study describes the responses of four chronic schizophrenic veterans who participated in a program of intensive reorientation. After exposure to this program, the veterans' ability to show empathy for one another was more eventful than their accomplishment of specific skills. Follow-up evaluations indicated that the veterans had gained social interest and competence and demonstrated less pathology.

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