Case Reports : A Case of NK / T - Cell Lymphoma Complicated by a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Hard Palate during Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

NK/T-cell lymphoma, which often shows an angiocentric growth pattern, is a distinct clinicopathologic entity highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus. The disease is characterized by a destruction of the upper respiratory tract, particularly the nasal cavity, palate and paranasal sinuses. Interesti...

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Published in:The Korean journal of internal medicine 2002-03, Vol.17 (1), p.69
Main Authors: Hang Lak Lee, Myung Ju Ahn, Jung Hye Choi, Woon Hyun Jun, Young Yuel Lee, In Soon Kim, Il Young Choi, Se Jin Jang, Yong Wook Park
Format: Article
Language:Korean
Subjects:
Hard Palate
NK / T - cell Lymphoma
Second Primary Cancer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Summary:NK/T-cell lymphoma, which often shows an angiocentric growth pattern, is a distinct clinicopathologic entity highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus. The disease is characterized by a destruction of the upper respiratory tract, particularly the nasal cavity, palate and paranasal sinuses. Interestingly, NK/T-cell lymphoma is closely linked to a veriety of complications, such as hemophagocytic syndrome, second primary cancer, sepsis and bleeding. Here we report a case of a 50-year-old man diagnosed initially as NK/T-cell lymphoma of the oropharynx and who developed a second primary carcinoma of the hard palate during combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
ISSN:1226-3303
2005-6648