title: A case of lymphoproliferative disorder of NK-cells: aggressive immunophenotype but indolent behavior.
abstract: Distinguishing chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK-cells from aggressive NK-cell leukemia is critical because they have distinct clinical course and management. Immunophenotyping plays a key role in distinguishing these two entities, however, it could not be used as sole criteria and clinical/laboratory findings are equally important.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Georgia Regents University 1120 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia, 30912.
authors.forename: Natasha M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Georgia Regents University 1120 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia, 30912.
authors.forename: Huda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Morice
keywords: Aggressive NK-cell leukemia; chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK-cells; clinical course; immunophenotype