ALK-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: Strong T and B anti-tumour responses may cause hypocellular aspects of lymph nodes mimicking inflammatory lesions

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-249

  Borisch, B ^a,c   Yerly, S ^a   Cerato, Ch ^a   Schwaller, J ^a   Wacker, P ^a   Ozsahin, A H ^a   Brousse, N ^b   Hoessli, D C ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ALK; Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; Hypocellular lymph node; Immune response; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLAST CELL; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD30; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MODELS, GENETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0141763459     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2003.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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