Testicular natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, of true natural killer-cell origin

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Dec 2002 by Totonchi, Kameel F, Engel, George, Weisenberg, Elliot, Rhone, Douglas P, Macon, William R

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Kameel F. Totonchi, MD; George Engel, MD; Elliot Weisenberg, MD; Douglas P. Rhone, MD; William R. Macon, MD

Accepted for publication January 3, 2002.

From the Department of Pathology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Ill (Drs Totonchi, Engel, Weisenberg, and Rhone); the Departments of Pathology, the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minn (Dr Macon); the Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill (Drs Engel and Rhone); and the Department of Pathology, Finch University of Health Sciences/ Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill (Dr Weisenberg).