title: EBV-associated nasal-type T/natural killer cell lymphoma presenting with polyserositis and rhabdomyolysis.
abstract: Nasal-type T/natural killer (NK)-cell lymphoma, a distinct clinicopathological entity is highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus which shows an aggressive course. We present a CD56+ nasal-type T/(NK)-cell lymphoma case with systemic manifestations of rhabdomyolysis and polyserositis who died of multiorgan failure shortly after his admission to hospital in spite of adequate chemotherapy and supportive care.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology-Oncology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, 35340 Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirkan
authors.forename: Guner Hayri
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ozsan
authors.forename: Aydanur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kargi
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cabuk
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayan
authors.forename: Sermin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkal
authors.forename: Cavit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cehreli
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Undar
mesh_terms: D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000378:metabolism*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications*; D012700:Serositis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D019002:CD56 Antigen