2016 Hematological Malignancies

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Pathogenesis

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Link to

autoimmune disease

and

chronic antigenic stimulation

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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Up to

80%

of PTL have HT

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PTL incidence is 40-80 times higher in HT

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Typically

20-30

years after diagnosis

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Only 0.6% of HT pts develop PTL