title: Cervical presentation of peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified.
abstract: Peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) is an uncommon type of lymphoma with a clinically aggressive course and a relatively poor prognosis. Many affected patients present with nodal involvement, and there is also potential for extranodal involvement of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and/or skin. We describe the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with a 6-week history of an intermittently tender left-sided neck mass. Findings on imaging and fine-needle aspiration biopsy were inconclusive. Pathologic studies of excisional biopsy specimens ultimately revealed the diagnosis of PTCL-NOS. Of the lymphomas, neither PTCL nor the PTCL-NOS subtype is frequently discussed or studied in prospective trials. However, these cases should be identified because of their substantial clinical management implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Misono
authors.forename: Harrison W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Linda N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ferry
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rocco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016411:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics