[Clinical characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus-associated natural killer cell lymphoma/leukemia]

Nihon Rinsho. 1997 Feb;55(2):424-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Granular lymphocytes proliferative disease(GLPD) is a heterogeneous disorder and the pathogenesis is likely to be complex. More recently, however, it has become obvious that about one third of GLPD belongs to NK-lineage and nearly one half of the NK-GLPD contains EBV-DNA. In addition, lethal midline granuloma(a subtype of nasal lymphoma) is also classified as NK/T-lineage and exclusively contains EBV-DNA. These NK-GLPD likely represent fever, splenomegaly and extranodal involvement, such as skin, lung and G-I tract. Although some elderly patients show a chronic clinical course, most of the patients present with an aggressive course and sometimes hemophagocytic syndrome is observed in the clinical course.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders* / immunology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders* / virology
  • Male