EBV-associated nasal-type T/natural killer cell lymphoma presenting with polyserositis and rhabdomyolysis.
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.
Vural
Filiz
F
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, 35340 Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
Demirkan
Fatih
F
Ozsan
Guner Hayri
GH
Kargi
Aydanur
A
Cabuk
Mine
M
Ozcan
Mehmet Ali
MA
Sayan
Murat
M
Ozkal
Sermin
S
Cehreli
Cavit
C
Undar
Bulent
B
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*
D019002:CD56 Antigen