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... > Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoma > Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin > Lymphoma, T-Cell > Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell
... > Immune System Diseases > Immunoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoma > Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin > Lymphoma, T-Cell > Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Lymphoma > Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin > Lymphoma, T-Cell > Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell

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Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Extranodal NK T Cell Lymphoma
  • Extranodal NK-T-Cell Lymphoma

Scope note

  • An extranodal neoplasm, usually possessing an NK-cell phenotype and associated with EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS. These lymphomas exhibit a broad morphologic spectrum, frequent necrosis, angioinvasion, and most commonly present in the midfacial region, but also in other extranodal sites.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054391

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