title: [The treatment of nasal (nasal-type) NK-T cell lymphoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the treatment of nasal (nasal-type) NK-T cell lymphoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1993 to 2000, there were twenty one nasal (nasal-type) NK-T cell lymphoma patients treated in our department, three patients were treated with only radiotherapy, eighteen patients were treated combination radiotherapy with chemotherapy, and all patients were followed up for 1-8 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven patients completely alleviated, six patients partial alleviated, four aggravated and two died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prognosis of nasal (nasal-type) NK-T cell lymphoma is not satisfactory. The combination therapy for it is the optimal at present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433.
authors.forename: Canmin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Suqin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhaoji
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*