title: Extranodal sinonasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma presenting as chronic sinusitis and necrotic wound infection.
abstract: A case of a 43-year-old white woman who was admitted to our clinic with the complaints of chronic sinusitis and wound infection after Caldwell-Luc operation performed for chronic sinusitis is presented. Necrotic lesion then extended to the nasal cavity and skin of the face. The biopsy revealed natural killer/T-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated with chemotherapy; however, the patient died owing to sepsis. Sinonasal lymphoma is a rare disease. It is managed with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The prognosis is poor. A high index of clinical suspicion is required for early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Department, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alimoglu
authors.forename: Deniz Tuna
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Edizer
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isildak
authors.forename: Husnu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054391:Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis