Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL), nasal type and aggressive NK cell leukemia are rare in Western World been less than 1% in USA to 8% in Asia among Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It is aggressive, with poor outcome and optimal treatment is unclear. A combination therapy that includes Peg-Asparaginase (SMILE) has been employed in young patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a malignant proliferation of monoclonal mature B-cells in peripheral blood. Leukemia cells can commonly spread from the blood to other sites such as the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. However, contrary to T-cell lymphomas that can involve the skin, CLL metastasis to the skin is unusual and is rarely the first manifestation of systemic disease.
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