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Nasal-type extranodal T-cell/NK lymphoma in association with hemophagocytic syndrome* * Work conducted at Instituto Nacional do Câncer (Inca), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Abstract:

Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma nasal type is a rare disease that mainly affects the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses of males in the fifth decade of life. It has aggressive and locally destructive behaviour, and can be complicated by the hemophagocytic syndrome, conferring high lethality to the disease. This article describes a case of NK/T-cell lymphoma nasal type in a previously healthy patient, exemplifying its rapid and fulminant course.

Keywords:
Epstein-Barr virus infections; Lymphoma, extranodal NK-T-Cell; Otorhinolaryngologic neoplasms

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