[Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma of the nasal type]

Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2002;59(1):117-20.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The vast majority of lymphoma occurring in the testis are diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma. We report on a case of natural killer/T cell lymphoma in a forty four year old male, with bilateral testicular and cutaneous involvement with a highly aggressive course. The tumor cells were positive for both CD56 and Epstein Barr Virus, encoded EBER molecules, and showed focal angiocentric growth thus fullfilling the criteria for NK/T cell lymphoma of nasal type. Dermatopathologists and uropathologists should be aware of this rare entity which may only be diagnosed after extensive inmunohistochemical studies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology*
  • Male
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*