A case of primary Hodgkin's disease of the thyroid gland in a woman 25 years old is described. The patient died 5 years later for generalization of the disease. Moreover in the last year she developed a reticulum cell sarcoma of the breast. In the rare cases of Hodgkin's disease of the thyroid a total thyroidectomy with postoperative radiation therapy of the contiguous regions with doses not less than 3000 r should be indicated.
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