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Case Report
Extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, presenting as periorbital cellulitis: A case report
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,United States of America, North Ave Pittsburgh
2 Department of Hematology and Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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DO, Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hosptial, 320 E. North Ave Pittsburgh-15212,
Pennsylvania
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Article ID: 100048Z09KM2018
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Miller K, Kamran A, Koget A. Extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, presenting as periorbital cellulitis: A case report. J Case Rep Images Med 2018;4:100048Z09KM2018.ABSTRACT
Extranodal NK T-cell Lymphoma (ENKTL), nasal type is a rare and aggressive malignancy most commonly seen in South East Asia. It comprises less than 1.5% of all Non-Hodgkins lymphomas worldwide and is seen in only 5–8% of extranodal lymphomas of the head and neck. Typically, it presents with nasal obstruction, sinusitis, ulcer, and epistaxis. There are very few cases in the literature where the presentation is orbital in nature. We present a case of ENKTL, nasal type in a previously healthy 52-year-old Caucasian male presenting with persistent orbital cellulitis and swelling, and treated with chemotherapy and radiation
Keywords: Epstein Barr Virus, Nasal lymphoma, Orbital lymphoma, Smile
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Katherine Miller - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Amir Kamran - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Anna Koget - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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