Sinonasal lymphomas in Indonesia: immunophenotype and Epstein-Barr virus association

Authors

  • Endang S.R. Hardjolukito
  • Antonius N. Kurniawan
  • Ria Kodariah
  • Maria F. Ham
  • Wen-Juan Luo
  • Shin-Ichi Nakatsuka
  • Katsuyuki Aozasa

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https://doi.org/10.13181/mji.v13i2.133

Abstract

Sinonasal lymphoma is a rare disease with NK/T-cell (NKTC) or B-cell immunophenotype. Previous study revealed the geographic difference in frequency of NKTC lymphoma (NKTCL) and almost constant association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Through review of 41 cases with sinonasal lymphoproliferative diseases registered in the Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Indonesia during the period 1994 to 2002, thirty-five were accepted as sinonasal lymphoma. Immunohistochemistry revealed that 20 cases (57%) were NK/T-cell type and 15 (43%) B-cell type with large cell morphology, i.e.,diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. NKTCL showed a marked male preponderance (M/F= 4:1) and younger onset of disease (median age, 37 years), and B-cell lymphoma showed a relative female preponderance (1:1.5) and older disease onset (median age, 49 years). In situ hybridization using EBER-1 probe revealed that 90% of NKTCL were EBV-positive, but none of B-cell lymphoma were EBV-positive. This is the first report on sinonasal lymphoma in Indonesia showing relative predominance of B-cell lymphoma compared to other Asian countries and Peru (14-24%). Lack of EBV-association in Indonesian sinonasal B-cell lymphoma showed a marked contrast to that in other Asian countries (EBV positive rate, 25-41 %). Predominance of sinonasal B-cell lymphoma without EBV genome might suggest presence of specific etiologic factors in Indonesia. (Med J Indones 2004; 13: 71-6)

Keywords: sinonasal lymphoma, B-cell, NK/T-cell, Epstein-Barr virus, Indonesia

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2004-05-01

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Hardjolukito ES, Kurniawan AN, Kodariah R, Ham MF, Luo W-J, Nakatsuka S-I, Aozasa K. Sinonasal lymphomas in Indonesia: immunophenotype and Epstein-Barr virus association. Med J Indones [Internet]. 2004May1 [cited 2024Dec.9];13(2):71-6. Available from: https://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/133

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