Diseases

Large-Cell Anaplastic Lymphoma

A systemic, large-cell, non-Hodgkin, malignant lymphoma characterized by cells with pleomorphic appearance and expressing the CD30 ANTIGEN. These so-called hallmark cells have lobulated and indented nuclei. This lymphoma is often mistaken for metastatic carcinoma and MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS.

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A systemic, large-cell, non-Hodgkin, malignant lymphoma characterized by cells with pleomorphic appearance and expressing the CD30 ANTIGEN. These so-called hallmark cells have lobulated and indented nuclei. This lymphoma is often mistaken for metastatic carcinoma and MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS.

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  • Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
  • CD30+ Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
  • CD30-Positive Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
  • Ki-1 Lymphoma
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Ki-1
  • Systemic Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
  • Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
  • Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphomas
  • CD30 Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
  • CD30+ Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
  • Ki 1 Lymphoma
  • Ki-1 Lymphomas
  • Large-Cell Lymphoma, Anaplastic
  • Large-Cell Lymphomas, Anaplastic
  • Lymphoma, Anaplastic Large-Cell
  • Lymphoma, Ki-1
  • Lymphomas, Anaplastic Large-Cell
  • Lymphomas, Ki-1
  • Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2008 (1994)

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  • Lymphoma (1987-1993)
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell (1987-1993)
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's (1987-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Large-Cell Anaplastic Lymphoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017728. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017728
  2. Large-Cell Anaplastic Lymphoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaplastic_large-cell_lymphoma
  3. Large-Cell Anaplastic Lymphoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q486090