Anaplastic large cell lymphoma: update of findings.
The problem of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is extensively reviewed by depicting the clinical, pathological and biological characteristics of the four main varieties of ALCL: common, Hodgkin's like/Hodgkin-related, lympho-histiocytic, and giant-cell rich. Special emphasis is given to the differential diagnosis between ALCL Hodgkin like and Hodgkin's disease in the light of possible therapeutical differences.
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Sezione di Istologia Emolinfopatologica, Istituto di Ematologia L. & A. Seràgnoli, Università di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Italy.
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D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010641:Phenotype