title: Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type.
abstract: We report a case of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, which is rare in the United States and Europe. It is more prevalent in Asians and Native Americans of Mexico, Central America, and South America. A 30-year-old Southeast Asian man with facial swelling, fever, and unintentional weight loss was found to have leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. He underwent endoscopic sinus surgery, which confirmed extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, and a blood and bone marrow examination, which was negative for involvement but yielded the diagnosis of alpha-E thalassemia. The patient received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and a stem cell transplant with 100% engraftment.
authors: Departments of Pathology (Wood, Krause) and Radiology (Parikh), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center.
authors: Prescilla B
authors: PB
authors: Wood
authors: Sachin R
authors: SR
authors: Parikh
authors: John R
authors: JR
authors: Krause