Extranodal natural killer T cell lymphoma of the oropharyx: case report

Abstract Background T cell lymphoma of the upper aerodigestive tract is a rare entity usually presenting as midfacial ulcerative lesion. It extremely to present non-healing erosive lesion oropharynx. Case presentation A 29-year-old female patient presented with odynophagia and trismus for several months. An “inflammatory” oropharyngeal ulcer was diagnosed she treated repeated courses antibiotics corticosteroids without response. Recently, had some blood stained saliva vomited fresh blood. When seen, extensive painful eroding right side soft palate tonsillar area. The whitish floor ragged border any tendency heal. second biopsy taken proved be extranodal natural killer (ENKTL). modified SMILE (steroid, methotrexate, ifosfamide, l -asparaginase, etoposide) protocol. Conclusions Extranodal can manifest first in If left untreated it may lead deep major oral bleeding. chemotherapy protocol used our good early