title: Nasal NK/T cell lymphoma presenting as a lethal midline granuloma.
abstract: Nasal NK/T cell lymphomas are aggressive, locally destructive, midfacial, necrotizing lesions. The nonspecific clinical symptoms constitute a major stumbling block in the early diagnosis and management of these lymphomas. We report here a case of probable nasal NK/T cell lymphoma in an apparently healthy male that progressed rapidly in a short span of time and was managed subsequently with chemotherapy and external beam irradiation with which the lesion regressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. vandanamht@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006103:Granuloma, Lethal Midline / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000473:pathology; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000473:pathology