title: Testicular natural killer T-cell lymphoma.
abstract: Primary testicular lymphomas account for less than 5% of all testicular neoplasms. Testicular natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphomas are exceptional and have a very poor prognosis. We report the case of a 30-year-old French Caucasian man with testicular NK/T-cell lymphoma of the following immunophenotype: CD2+, CD3epsilon+ and CD56+. Despite intensive chemotherapy, the disease progressed rapidly, with death occurring 2 months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Center Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) de Lille, Lille, France. c-ballereau@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ballereau
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morschhauser
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fantoni
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lemaitre
authors.forename: Arnauld
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villers
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biserte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000473:pathology*; D051917:Leukosialin; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D012318:RNA Polymerase I; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D015703:Antigens, CD; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051917:Leukosialin; C465014:SPN protein, human; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C119975:POLR1G protein, human; D012318:RNA Polymerase I