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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Author(s) -
Foss Robert D.,
Laskin William B.,
Lombardi Donald P.,
Morton Anthony L.,
Snyder James
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880130612
Subject(s) - anaplastic large cell lymphoma , lymphoma , medicine , head and neck , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , pathology , large cell , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , cancer , radiation therapy , adenocarcinoma , surgery
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) or Ki‐1 lymphoma is a recently described and distinctive non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cervicofacial adenopathy caused by ALCL may mimic involvement by metastatic carcinoma or other malignancies common to the head and neck. A case in which ALCL was originally interpreted as metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma is presented. The clinicopathologic features of this uncommon entity are discussed.