Morphological and immunohistochemical approaches to the diagnosis of Hashimoto thyroiditis and mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas: An audit.

Most cases of autoimmune hypothyroidism are due to Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). It is sometimes difficult to distinguish HT from mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma using cytology or histology alone. This has necessitated the use of immunohistochemistry and other molecular techniques.