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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2020

Muscular involvement of extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma misdiagnosed as polymyositis: A case report and review of literature.

Li-Hui Liu, Qing Huang, Yun-Hai Liu, Jie Yang, Han Fu, Lin Jin

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li-Hui LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan Province, China.
Qing HuangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan Province, China.
Yun-Hai LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan Province, China.
Jie YangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan Province, China.
Han FuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan Province, China.
Lin JinDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan Province, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNatural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma is a rare and highly aggressive malignant tumor, and is a special form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although extranodal involvement is frequently found in tissues such as the skin, testicular and gastrointestinal tract CASE SUMMARY: We report a case of extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma with muscle swelling as the first clinical manifestation. A 42-year-old man, who initially presented with localized swelling in the double lower extremities, demonstrated gradual facial and eyelid swelling, and his imaging results showed multiple sites of muscle damage throughout the body. The final pathological results suggested NK/T cell lymphoma, and immunohistochemistry showed CD20 (-), CD3Ɛ (+), CD30 (+), CD56 (-), EBER (+), Ki67 (60%), TIA-1 (+) and CD68 (±) staining. The muscle swelling significantly improved after treatment with chemotherapy regimens.

conclusionThis disease is difficult to diagnose and highly invasive, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of unexplained muscle swelling.

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Case reportExtranodal natural killer/T cell lymphomaLymphomaMuscle swellingMuscularPolymyositis

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PMID32190634
PMCPMC7062622
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