EBV-associated nasal-type t/natural killer cell lymphoma presenting with polyserositis and rhabdomyolysis
Articles > Article ยท 2002
Authors: Filiz VURAL, F Vural, F Demirkan, GH Ozsan, A Kargi, M Cabuk, MA Ozcan, M Sayan, S Ozkal, C Cehreli, B Undar
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 43, pp 1859-1863
DOI: 10.1080/1042819021000006376
Summary
Nasal-type T/natural killer (NK)-cell lymphoma, a distinct clinicopathological entity is highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus which shows an aggressive course. We present a CD56 + nasal-type T/(NK)-cell lymphoma case with systemic manifestations of rhabdomyolysis and polyserositis who died of multiorgan failure shortly after his admission to hospital in spite of adequate chemotherapy and supportive care.