title: Endobronchial ALK+ anaplastic large-cell lymphoma resembling asthma in a 13-year-old girl.
abstract: Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma is a rare disease in children, and endobronchial localization is extremely rare in any age group. We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with endobronchial anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma presenting as asthma, and discuss the diagnostic, therapeutic, and clinical implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric, Split University Hospital Center, Medical School University of Split, Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Neven
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.forename: Srđana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Culić
authors.forename: Višnja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Armanda
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siebert
authors.forename: Bernarda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lozić
authors.forename: Gea
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forempoher
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lukšić
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goic-Barisic
mesh_terms: D000077548:Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C000626173:ALK protein, human; D000077548:Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases