title: Natural killer cell lymphoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: The majority of all parotid lymphomas are of the non-Hodgkin type and of B-cell origin. Primary natural killer cell lymphomas of the parotid gland are extremely rare. We present a case of natural killer cell lymphoma in a 34-year-old woman. The disease was refractory to chemotherapy, and the patient eventually succumbed due to lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sendai National Hospital, Sendai, Japan. masa3003@ya2.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohmiya
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Etsu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ichinohasama
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015333:Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor / Q000235:genetics; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone