Sinonasal extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma presenting with torrential epistaxis / Siti Nor Ashiah Johari ... [et al.]

Extranodal sinonasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma is known for its locally destructive nature at the midface region. The initial presentations are related to the localized granulomatous-like lesion usually in the nasal cavity that may lead to symptoms of nasal obstruction, discharge, hyposmia and...

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Main Authors: Johari, Siti Nor Ashiah, Mohamad, Sakinah, Nadarajan, Chandran, Abdullah, Abu Dzarr, Mat Lazim, Norhafiza, Mohamad, Irfan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine 2021
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70462/1/70462.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70462/
https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v6i2.11313
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara
Language: English
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Summary:Extranodal sinonasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma is known for its locally destructive nature at the midface region. The initial presentations are related to the localized granulomatous-like lesion usually in the nasal cavity that may lead to symptoms of nasal obstruction, discharge, hyposmia and epistaxis. Advanced disease may present with a rapid dissemination of disease to the liver, spleen, skin, lymph nodes, and bone marrow hence poorer prognosis. We report a case of a young lady with rapid progression of extranodal sinonasal NK/T cell lymphoma with torrential tumour bleeding from the oral and nasal cavities compromising the upper airway patency, which warranted an emergency tracheostomy and arterial embolization.