The impact of early diagnosis on the prognosis of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma with massive lung involvement: a case report

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Tomohiro YabushitaTakayuki Ishikawa

Abstract

Pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is rare. The most frequent subtype of pulmonary NHL is low-grade B-cell lymphoma, such as lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoma tissue. Extranodal natural killer cell/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL) is characterized by predominant extranodal involvement and association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). ENKL with massive lung involvement has been infrequently reported, and its prognosis is extremely poor. A 20-year-old Japanese man presented with intermittent fever lasting for 2 months. Radiological imaging demonstrated multiple nodules of uneven shape and size in both lungs. Video-assisted thoracic surgical lung biopsy showed abnormal lymphocyte infiltration, which was positive for CD3, CD56, and perforin. In situ hybridization for EBV-encoded RNA was positive. From these findings, he was diagnosed with ENKL with lung involvement. The patient was successfully treated with intensive combinational chemotherapy followed by allogeneic cord blood transplantation. He has been alive with continuous complete remission for 1 year after diagnosis. Although ENKL involving the lung has been reported to have dismal outcomes, our patient showed long-term survival after intensive chemotherapy and up-front...Continue Reading

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