NK/T Lymphoma of Nasal-Type in a Patient with an HIV Infection

Abstract

NK/T lymphoma of nasal-type is a rare affection associated with a bad prognosis, it was described in 1933 as a malignant midfacial granuloma. Its diagnosis depends on clinical suspicion and its confirmed by immunohistopathological [1]. There has been found association between this affection and infection by human immunodeficiency virus [2]. The clinical case presented is of a 48 year old, male patient with NK/T lymphoma of nasal-type and HIV infection.