To report a rare case of nasal natural killer/T (NK/T) cell lymphoma with bilateral intraocular and lung metastasis and to further describe the clinical features of intraocular manifestations.
Case presentation
A 54-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of left nasal congestion, and bilateral vision impairment of one week duration. Subsequent maxillary computed tomography (CT) and multiple biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma. EBV-encoded small RNA (EBER) in situ hybridization revealed EBV infection. A comprehensive ophthalmic examination found lymphoma-associated retinopathy and choroidopathy, which presented as bilateral diverse patterns and retinal detachment. In addition, the chest CT showed multiple scattered nodules in both lungs, and soft-tissue mass in the left hilum with mediastinal and axillary lymphadenopathy. The condition of this patient deteriorated rapidly and he died shortly after diagnosis.
Conclusions
The rarity of secondary ocular NK/T-cell lymphoma makes it challenging to identify these tumors early. Both otolaryngologist and ophthalmologists should be aware of ocular involvement and other secondary manifestations of NK/T-cell lymphoma.
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