NK and NK-related neoplasms.
Owing to the immunological progress in recent years, differentiation and maturation process of NK cells or NK-related cells has been made clear. Also, their neoplastic counterparts, namely NK cell related lymphoma/leukemia have been characterized. In this paper, we will report NK cell neoplasms based on the new classification of malignant lymphomas. Among these, nasal lymphoma is one of the most clearly defined entities, followed by NK cell leukemia/lymphoma, and blastic/blastoid NK cell leukemia/lymphoma.
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First Department of Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D007938:Leukemia / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male