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Nasal NK/T cell lymphoma presenting as a lethal midline granuloma
Vandana Mehta1, C Balachandran, Sudha Bhat
1Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. vandanamht@yahoo.com
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
|April 5, 2008
Abstract:
Nasal NK/T cell lymphomas are aggressive, locally destructive, midfacial, necrotizing lesions. The nonspecific clinical symptoms constitute a major stumbling block in the early diagnosis and management of these lymphomas. We report here a case of probable nasal NK/T cell lymphoma in an apparently healthy male that progressed rapidly in a short span of time and was managed subsequently with chemotherapy and external beam irradiation with which the lesion regressed.
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