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Bifocal Presentation of Primary Testicular Extranasal NKT-Cell Lymphoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Nasser, Selim M.
Kamar, Francois G.
Naboush, Ali
Farhat, Firas
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Testicular lymphoma is an aggressive disease with a very poor prognosis.
Nasal-type natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL-N) in particular is very uncommon and has a rapidly progressive, fatal course.
Case Report.
We report a case of primary NKTCL-N of the testis in a 38-years-old Middle Eastern man.
The patient had a history of primary right testicular tumor diagnosed at an outside institution as a seminoma and treated with orchiectomy followed by chemo/radiation.
On admission, the patient had an enormous nasal granuloma with blood workup showing pancytopenia and elevated liver function tests due to active hepatitis B infection.
CT scan of the sinuses showed a very large soft tissue mass, and PET scan showed splenomegaly with multiple lymph node masses in the pelvis and the chest areas.
Bone marrow and nasal tumor biopsies as well as review of the slides from the initial orchiectomy were all in favor of NKTCL-N lymphoma.
The patient was treated with CHOD based combination chemotherapy and responded dramatically to the first two cycles but passed away from fulminant hepatitis B infection.
Conclusion.
Despite all known treatments of NKTCL-N lymphoma of the testes, this disease has a very poor prognosis and invariably follows an aggressive clinical course.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Naboush, Ali& Farhat, Firas& Nasser, Selim M.& Kamar, Francois G.. 2013. Bifocal Presentation of Primary Testicular Extranasal NKT-Cell Lymphoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Naboush, Ali…[et al.]. Bifocal Presentation of Primary Testicular Extranasal NKT-Cell Lymphoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458827
American Medical Association (AMA)
Naboush, Ali& Farhat, Firas& Nasser, Selim M.& Kamar, Francois G.. Bifocal Presentation of Primary Testicular Extranasal NKT-Cell Lymphoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458827
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458827