Abstract
Extranodal nasal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma is a very rare kind of lymphoma, Oral cavity involvement of extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type is extremely rare, and its clinicopathologic features are also poorly understood. Recently, we experienced an unusual case of Epstein-Barr virus-associated, extranodal NK/T-cell type with a unhealed palatal ulcer as the earliest clinical feature. It is a challenge for oral medicine specialists to make the early diagnosis for this special type of tumor.
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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772424), the Science Funds for Talented Professionals of Sichuan Province in China (No. 09ZQ026-037).
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Meng, W., Zhou, Y., Zhang, H. et al. Nasal-type NK/T-cell Lymphoma with Palatal Ulcer as the Earliest Clinical Manifestation: A Case Report with Literature Review. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 16, 133–137 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-009-9183-8
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