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. 2019 Aug 5;134(12):986–991. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019001443

Table 1.

Clinicopathologic features of NK-cell enteropathy

Case Age, y Sex Symptoms GI involvement Endoscopic Tumor content, % CD56 CD2 CD3 CD7 Ki-67 pSTAT5 TCRG PCR Follow-up, months Status
1 65 M Reflux S Diffuse erythema and a polyp in antrum and body of stomach 50 P N Cyto P 75-90% ND Polyclonal 45 Alive, no rebiopsy, treated for H pylori
2 76 F Diverticulosis, stool blood test + S, D Multiple gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers, erosive gastritis 20 P P Cyto P 25-50% P Polyclonal 48 Alive, rebiopsies showed persistent disease, no treatment
3 31 M None; family history of colon cancer C, S Not known 20 P N Cyto N 25-50% P Polyclonal 84 Alive with rebiopsies showed persistent disease, treatment unclear
4 63 F Upper GI discomfort, mild duodenal wall thickening on abdominal computed tomography D Duodenal polyp with erosion 30 P N Cyto ND 25-50% P ND Lost follow-up
5 71 F Not known S, C Ulceration in colon and terminal ileum 20 P P Cyto P 25-50% ND Restricted 96 Rebiopsies showed persistent disease for 4 y, but last 1 unremarkable, treatment unclear
6 48 F Persistent diarrhea, outside called T-cell lymphoma on small bowel resection. Received 1 cycle of chemotherapy S, D, and TI Not known 15 Indeterminate ND Cyto ND ND P Polyclonal 95 Alive, no rebiopsy, no treatment
7 69 F Recurrent gastric and duodenal ulcers, prior history of H pylori S, D Not known 50 P P Cyto P 50-75% P Polyclonal Lost follow-up
8 9 F Abdominal pain, daily vomit, failure to gain weight since age 6 y (for past 3 y) S, proximal small intestine Hyperemia and multiple ulcers in the stomach and multiple ulcers and stenosis in the duodenum 60 P partial Partial; cyto ND ND P ND 47 Subcutaneous methotrexate, healthy
9 38 M History of PSC, colonoscopy done for PSC work up to rule out IBD C, TI Ulcers and papules from ileum to the rectum 30 P ND Cyto ND 75-90% suboptimal Restricted 71 Liver transplant for PSC 4 y later. Rebiopsy before the transplant showed persistent disease. On immunosuppression but asymptomatic and PET was negative
10 59 F Upper GI discomfort, PET SUV 4 of gastric fundus; outside called NK/T-cell lymphoma, consult for HSCT and chemotherapy S Ulcer 40 P P Cyto P 25-50% P Polyclonal 24 Alive, no rebiopsy or treatment

C, colon; D, duodenum; F, female; M, male; N, negative; ND, not done; P, positive; PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis; S, stomach; SUV, standardized uptake value; TI, terminal ileum.