Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2020; 8(1): 234-241
Published online Jan 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.234
Primary intestinal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type: A case report
Bao-Long Dong, Xiao-Hua Dong, Hui-Qi Zhao, Peng Gao, Xiao-Jun Yang
Bao-Long Dong, Xiao-Hua Dong, Hui-Qi Zhao, Peng Gao, Xiao-Jun Yang, Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Author contributions: Dong BL and Dong XH contributed equally to this work; Dong BL and Zhao HQ designed the study; Yang XJ, Dong BL, Dong XH and Gao P performed the surgery; Dong BL and Dong XH performed postoperative follow-up; Yang XJ revised the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81260326 and No. 81660398; and Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province, No. 17JR5RA034.
Informed consent statement: All surgeries were performed after the patient or their relatives signed the informed consent form.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts-of-interest related to this article.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Jun Yang, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, No. 204 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China. yangxjmd@aliyun.com
Received: October 22, 2019
Peer-review started: October 22, 2019
First decision: November 11, 2019
Revised: November 14, 2019
Accepted: November 27, 2019
Article in press: November 27, 2019
Published online: January 6, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Primary intestinal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (PI-ENKTCL) is a very rare disease and its prognosis is extremely poor. Due to its rarity, PI-ENKTCL has not been thoroughly investigated. Moreover, knowledge of its clinical characteristics is limited. Hence, we report a patient with PI-ENKTCL and review the corresponding literature to improve our knowledge of this disease and avoid misdiagnosis.