Scrotal skin ulcer in a patient with a previous tonsillectomy because of natural killer cell lymphoma

被引:11
作者
Au, WY
Chan, ACL
Kwong, YL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Med, Professorial Block,Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Dept Pathol, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
scrotum; natural killer cell lymphoma;
D O I
10.1097/00000372-199812000-00007
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
The CD56+ lymphomas are a recently characterized high-grade malignancy of putative natural killer cell origin. They are mostly localized to the nasal areas but show a propensity to spread to or recur in the skin. We describe a unique case of CD56+ natural killer lymphoma that recurred in scrotal skin in a patient 8 years after an initial limited resection. Although this case was unusual in showing a prolonged period of apparent remission, it illustrated a characteristic clinicopathologic behavior of this rare tumor.
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页码:582 / 585
页数:4
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