Isolated uterine relapse of nasal T/Nk cell lymphoma.
A case of isolated uterine relapse of nasal T/NK cell lymphoma is reported. A 47-year old lady developed menstrual symptoms a year after attaining complete remission from her nasal T/NK cell lymphoma. Endometrial tissue showed characteristic zonal necrosis, angiocentricity and infiltration by lymphoma cells that were positive for both the characteristic immunopheotypic profile of T/NK cell (CD2+, surface CD3-, cytoplasmic CD3 [CD3epsilon]+ and CD56+) and EBER.
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University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. jcschim@hkucc.hku.hk
Choy
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Liang
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Kwong
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D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012008:Recurrence; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000821:virology
D015703:Antigens, CD; D012367:RNA, Viral