Korean J Med.
2009 Apr;76(Suppl 1):S175-S180.
A case of nasal-type NK/T cell lymphoma with cutaneous and ocular involvement
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea. hs3667@dreamwiz.com
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Opthalomology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma is a lethal midline granuloma that produces necrotic and granulomatous lesions in the upper respiratory tract, especially in the nasal cavity. This tumor affects the nose and midface, but can also arise in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, testes, central nervous system, lungs, salivary glands, bone marrow, and larynx. Five to eight percent of extranodal lymphomas involve the orbit, and 1.3~2.0% of these present as primary orbital tumors. The skin can also be the primary site of NK/T cell lymphomas. Aside from affecting the nasal and facial skin, the tumor can involve the skin of the postauricular area, back, trunk, and upper and lower extremities. We present the case of a 37-year-old woman who had a nasal NK/T cell lymphoma with cutaneous and ocular involvement.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- A Case of Extranodall NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Nasal type
- A Case of Primary Nasal CD56+ NK/T cell Lymphoma with Cutaneous Involvement
- A Case of Aggressive NK/T-cell Lymphoma/Leukemia with Cutaneous Involvement in Adolescence
- A Case of Aggressive T/NK-cell Lymphoma/leukemia with Cutaneous Involvement
- Primary Nasal CD56+ NK/T-cell Lymphoma with Cutaneous Involvement
