RESUMO
El linfoma T/NK extraganglionar tipo nasal es un linfoma extraganglionar, habitualmente expresa el fenotipo NK y VEB positivo. Cursa ocasionando necrosis y angioinvasión afectando de manera preferente estructuras mediofaciales. Característicamente es muy agresivo. Presentamos un caso con una sobrevida de siete meses a partir de los primeros síntomas y realizamos revisión de la literatura.
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma nasal type, is an extranodal lymphoma, usually with an NK-cell phenotype and EBV possitive. It causes necrosis and angioinvasion, and it is most commonly presenting in the midfacial area. Characteristically it is very aggressive. A case with survival of seven months from the first symptoms is reported and a review of the literature is made.