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*Usually see apoptotic cells and mitotic figures[[File:IHC NKTCL.png|thumb|Extranodal NK T-cell lymphoma stained with CD2 (top left), CD56 (red chromogen; top right), EBER in-situ hybridization (bottom left) and TIA1 (bottom right).]]
*Usually see apoptotic cells and mitotic figures[[File:IHC NKTCL.png|thumb|Extranodal NK T-cell lymphoma stained with CD2 (top left), CD56 (red chromogen; top right), EBER in-situ hybridization (bottom left) and TIA1 (bottom right).]]


Pitfalls:
The pitfalls can include:


*Mucosal ulceration and superimposed inflammation can mimic an inflammatory process, particularly in less aggressive cases<ref name=":22">Devins, K., Schuster, S.J., Caponetti, G.C. ''et al.'' Rare case of low-grade extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, arising in the setting of chronic rhinosinusitis and harboring a novel N-terminal ''KIT'' mutation. ''Diagn Pathol'' 13, 92 (2018). <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-018-0765-1</nowiki></ref>.
*Mucosal ulceration and superimposed inflammation can mimic an inflammatory process, particularly in less aggressive cases<ref name=":22">Devins, K., Schuster, S.J., Caponetti, G.C. ''et al.'' Rare case of low-grade extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, arising in the setting of chronic rhinosinusitis and harboring a novel N-terminal ''KIT'' mutation. ''Diagn Pathol'' 13, 92 (2018). <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-018-0765-1</nowiki></ref>.