Nasal-type NK/T-cell lymphoma with palatal ulcer as the earliest clinical manifestation: a case report with literature review.
Extranodal nasal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma is a very rare kind of lymphoma, Oral cavity involvement of extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type is extremely rare, and its clinicopathologic features are also poorly understood. Recently, we experienced an unusual case of Epstein-Barr virus-associated, extranodal NK/T-cell type with a unhealed palatal ulcer as the earliest clinical feature. It is a challenge for oral medicine specialists to make the early diagnosis for this special type of tumor.
Meng
Wenxia
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State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, 14 RenMinNanLu, Section 3, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Zhou
Yu
Y
Zhang
Hengyu
H
Jiang
Lu
L
Wang
Zhi
Z
Li
Xiaoying
X
Zhou
Hongmei
H
Chen
Qianming
Q
Zeng
Xin
X
D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D054391:Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010159:Palate / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*