Blastic NK cell lymphoma
| Blastic NK cell lymphoma | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-O | 9727/3 |
Blastic NK cell lymphoma is a type of lymphoma. It is a cutaneous condition characterized by multiple, rapidly expanding plaques.[1]:739
It is positive for CD4 and CD56.[2][3]
It does not appear to be associated with Epstein–Barr virus.[4]
References
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ Ng AP, Lade S, Rutherford T, McCormack C, Prince HM, Westerman DA (January 2006). "Primary cutaneous CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm (blastic NK-cell lymphoma): a report of five cases". Haematologica 91 (1): 143–4. PMID 16434387.
- ↑ Kim Y, Kang MS, Kim CW, Sung R, Ko YH (April 2005). "CD4+CD56+ lineage negative hematopoietic neoplasm: so called blastic NK cell lymphoma". J. Korean Med. Sci. 20 (2): 319–24. doi:10.3346/jkms.2005.20.2.319. PMC 2808614. PMID 15832009.
- ↑ Chan JK, Sin VC, Wong KF; et al. (June 1997). "Nonnasal lymphoma expressing the natural killer cell marker CD56: a clinicopathologic study of 49 cases of an uncommon aggressive neoplasm". Blood 89 (12): 4501–13. PMID 9192774.
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