Anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive variant of anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A rare entity
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a distinct clinicopathological entity of non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma, which has been included as a T-cell neoplasm in the World Health Organization classification, with peculiar features such as painless lymphadenopathy, swelling of extranodal and endoreticular or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2014;volume=26;issue=4;spage=432;epage=435;aulast=Thummala |
| Summary: | Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a distinct clinicopathological entity of non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma, which has been included as a T-cell neoplasm in the World Health Organization classification, with peculiar features such as painless lymphadenopathy, swelling of extranodal and endoreticular organs, intraoral swellings, and characteristic hallmark cells (eccentric, kidney-shaped, or horseshoe-shaped nuclei) and cluster of differentiation 30 (CD30) positivity. Thorough clinical, biochemical, immunohistochemical, histopathological, and radiological evaluation aids in accurate diagnosis and management of the disease. Here, we report a case of anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive variant of ALCL in a 13-year-old boy. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-1363 0975-1572 |