Epstein-Barr virus-positive blastoid nasal T/natural killer-cell lymphoma in a caucasian.
T/natural killer (NK)-cell lymphoma is a subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, with frequent cutaneous involvement; it follows an aggressive course. Most cases are reported in Asia, and typically present with nasopharyngeal involvement. There is a distinct variant known as blastoid T/NK-cell lymphoma, which affects elderly, non-Asian patients, with absence of nasal involvement. We report a middle-aged caucasian man who had blastoid T/NK-cell lymphoma with nasal involvement.
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Department of Dermatology, Burnley General Hospital, Burnley BB10 2PQ, U.K.
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D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000473:pathology*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology