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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type: 'midline lethal granuloma.' A case report
Head and Face Medicine, Volume 9, No. 1, Article 4, Year 2013
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Description
Extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma, nasal type, is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma, most commonly affecting the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx. Clinically it is characterised by destruction of facial tissues, commencing in the midline. In most cases it arises from malignant transformation of natural killer cells (NK); sometimes from malignant transformation of cytotoxic T cells.Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type, is rare, but even more rare in black persons. The purpose of this article is to report a severe case of extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type, in an elderly black male. © 2013 Thloloe et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tlholoe, Martha M.
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Kotu, Monica
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Bida, Meschack
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Lemmer, Johan J.
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Feller, Liviu L.
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1746-160X-9-4
e-ISSN:
1746160X
Research Areas
Cancer
Participants Gender
Male