Anaplastic large cell lymphoma with alk expression and presence of the t(2;5) translocation in a 5-month-old infant

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-70

  Sebire, N J ^a   Webb, D ^a   Ramsay, A D ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALCL; Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; Infant; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; COMUSTINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; MALE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 22544450246     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15227950590961216     Document Type: Article

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