Ocular presentation of natural killer/T-cell lymphoma in a Caucasian man

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Apr 26:2016:bcr2016215089. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215089.

Abstract

Natural killer/T-cell (NK/T-cell) lymphoma-nasal subtype, is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, most common in South East Asia, and can have an ophthalmological presentation. This report describes a 51-year-old Caucasian man with uveitis, recurrent retinal detachment and paraneoplastic features subsequently diagnosed as NK/T-cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Asia, Southeastern
  • Eye / pathology*
  • Eye Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology
  • T-Lymphocytes