Open AccessSingle Abscess as the First Manifestation of Breast ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Pregnancy Without Breast Implants: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Da-Ping Song,
Wenyan Zhang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical and nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-3693
pISSN - 2208-3685
DOI - 10.26689/jcnr.v6i2.3555
Subject(s) - anaplastic large cell lymphoma , medicine , lymphoma , pregnancy , abscess , breast implant , radiology , oncology , surgery , implant , genetics , biology
Primary lymphoma involving the breast accounts for only 0.04–0.5% of malignant breast tumors, constituting 1–2 % of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). Here, we report a case of breast ALK-positive ALCL arising in a 21-year-old woman in pregnancy with single abscess as the first clinical manifestation.