A case of nasal natural killer/T lymphoma revealed by repeated deep neck abscess

Baba, Shintaro; Baba, Miyuki; Hagisawa, Miho; Kimura, Miwako; Nakashima, Masato; Nakahara, Haruka

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.05.004

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Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 269-272, July 2009

A case of nasal natural killer/T lymphoma revealed by repeated deep neck abscess

Shintaro Baba, MD
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Takeda General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
- Corresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, National Disaster Medical Center, 3256 Midori-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan. Tel.: +81 42 526 5511; fax: +81 42 526 5535.
Miyuki Baba, MD
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Takeda General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
Miho Hagisawa, MD
- Department of Otolaryngology, Takeda General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
Miwako Kimura, MD
- Department of Otolaryngology, Takeda General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
Masato Nakashima, MD
- Department of Otolaryngology, Takeda General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
Haruka Nakahara, MD
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

Received 20 April 2008 published online 24 April 2009.

Abstract

A diagnosis of natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma was clarified after repeated deep neck abscess in a 63-year-old man. The absolute number of lymphocytes was mildly decreased. Lymphopenia induced by latent malignant lymphoma in this case likely caused the immunodeficiency, which induced repeated infection in the head and neck region. We conclude that it is always necessary to consider diseases caused by immunodeficiency conditions, such as malignant lymphoma, into consideration in a case of repeated deep neck abscess.