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Natural Killer (NK) cell lymphoma is a rare disease. NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTCL) and aggressive NK-cell leukemia (ANKCL) have higher incidence in Asia , Central, and South America. | |||
* Natural Killer (NK) cell lymphoma is a rare disease. NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTCL) and aggressive NK-cell leukemia (ANKCL) have a higher incidence in Asia, Central, and South America. | |||
* Nk cell lymphoma is usually associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. | |||
=== Mortality rate === | |||
* NK cell lymphoma shows a poor prognosis because of rapid local progression and distant metastasis.<ref name="pmid31041299">{{cite journal| author=Harabuchi Y, Takahara M, Kishibe K, Nagato T, Kumai T| title=Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type: Basic Science and Clinical Progress. | journal=Front Pediatr | year= 2019 | volume= 7 | issue= | pages= 141 | pmid=31041299 | doi=10.3389/fped.2019.00141 | pmc=6476925 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=31041299 }} </ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2] Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [3]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Natural Killer (NK) cell lymphoma is a rare disease. NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTCL) and aggressive NK-cell leukemia (ANKCL) have a higher incidence in Asia, Central, and South America.
- Nk cell lymphoma is usually associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Mortality rate
- NK cell lymphoma shows a poor prognosis because of rapid local progression and distant metastasis.[1]
References
- ↑ Harabuchi Y, Takahara M, Kishibe K, Nagato T, Kumai T (2019). "Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type: Basic Science and Clinical Progress". Front Pediatr. 7: 141. doi:10.3389/fped.2019.00141. PMC 6476925. PMID 31041299.