Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

A rare and aggressive peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, belonging to the group of CD30-positive lymphoproliferative disorders, which affects lymph nodes and extranodal sites. It is comprised of two sub-types, based on the expression of a protein called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK): ALK positive and ALK negative ALCL.

Edema

An abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body.


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PMID (PMCID)
30369361
 MALE
[Pancreatitis as the initial manifestation and abdominal lymph node enlargement in a boy].
Fang YH, Peng KR, Chen FB, Tang LJ, Chen J.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2018;20(10):844-847.
Exploratory laparotomy found pancreatic edema and multiple hilar nodules with unclear boundaries, and pathological biopsy showed anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.
19969358
(2830810)
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Spectrum of CD30+ lymphoid proliferations in the eyelid lymphomatoid papulosis, cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Sanka RK, Eagle RC Jr, Wojno TH, Neufeld KR, Grossniklaus HE.
Ophthalmology. 2010;117(2):343-51.
The third patient presented with eyelid edema with an underlying mass and was found to have widely disseminated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).