Extranodal NK-T-cell lymphoma epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2] Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [3]

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Natural Killer (NK) cell lymphoma is a rare disease. NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTCL) and aggressive NK-cell leukemia (ANKCL) have higher incidence in Asia , Central, and South America.[1]

  1. Lima M (2013). "Aggressive mature natural killer cell neoplasms: from epidemiology to diagnosis". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 8: 95. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-8-95. PMC 3770456. PMID 23816348.