title: An unusual presentation of nasal type NK/T-cell lymphoma of the nose.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Case report of a male with a rare nasal type NK/T cell lymphoma that presented as an aggressive nasal infection superimposed with squamous and basal cell carcinoma. A review of the diagnosis, management, and prognosis nasal type NK/T cell lymphoma will be presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature for cases of nasal type NK/T cell lymphoma, with particular attention to its presentations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differential diagnosis includes aggressive infection of the nasal skin, carcinoma, and lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No cases in the literature of NK/T cell lymphoma have been reported that presented with an aggressive infection with initial biopsies that revealed squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma, which led to surgical management and a definitive diagnosis of Nasal type NK/T cell lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Danny M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Meslemani
authors.forename: Lamont
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000473:pathology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000473:pathology