Cutaneous involvement by colonic extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma mimicking mycosis fungoides: A case report

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1004-1008

  Sitthinamsuwan, Panitta ^a   Pongpruttipan, Tawatchai ^a   Bunyaratavej, Sumanas ^a   Karoopongse, Ekapan ^a   Kummalue, Tanawan ^a   Sukpanichnant, Sanya ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

cutaneous lymphoma; cytotoxic T cell lymphoma; Epstein Barr virus; extranodal NK T cell lymphoma; mycosis fungoides

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NK T CELL LYMPHOMA; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, EXTRANODAL NK-T-CELL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80755163493     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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