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INTRODUCTION: Nasal NK/T cell lymphoma is an aggressive, locally destructive and necrotizing lesions. It is exceptional rare in Africa. CASE REPORT: We report a 73 year-old patient's case presenting a nasal obstruction with a chronic purulent nasal discharge. The physical examination showed a chronic nasal lesion involving the nose and infiltrating the pyramid. The histopathological examination performed in a french laboratory diagnosed a nasal T cell lymphoma. Chemotherapy was initiated; radiotherapy being unavailable. CONCLUSION: The difficulties in management of nasal NK/T lymphoma cases are due to diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic problems related to the absence of radiotherapy in our work environment.

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Linfoma Extranodal de Células NK-T/patología , Neoplasias Nasales/patología , Anciano , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Côte d'Ivoire , Resultado Fatal , Humanos , Linfoma Extranodal de Células NK-T/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino , Obstrucción Nasal/etiología , Neoplasias Nasales/tratamiento farmacológico