Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma coexisting with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified
We report the case of a 52-year-old male who presented to our hospital with cervical lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy revealed small atypical lymphoid cells positive for CD3 and CD5 and negative for CD56 and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNA (EBER) by in situ hybridization. CD4-positive cells and CD8-positive cells were mixed in almost equal numbers. He was diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS). The patient received one cycle of chemotherapy, resulting in severe sepsis. While undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit with an antimicrobial agent and prednisone, asciti...
Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology : JCEH - March 27, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Kenta Hayashino Chikamasa Yoshida Yoshiyuki Ayata Ryouya Yukawa Aya Komura Makoto Nakamura Yusuke Meguri Kazuhiko Yamamoto Wakako Oda Kenji Imajo Source Type: research
