Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Leukemic Presentation: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 696-700

  Takahashi, Daijiro ^a   Nagatoshi, Yoshihisa ^a   Nagayama, Jun ^a   Inagaki, Jiro ^a   Itonoaga, Nobuyoshi ^b   Takeshita, Morisige ^c   Okamura, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b OITA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; DIC; Leukemic presentation; NPM ALK protein; T(2; 5) translocation

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; CD30 ANTIGEN; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; NUCLEOPHOSMIN; VINDESINE;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RESISTANCE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; FUSION GENE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANTIGENS, CD30; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, ANAPLASTIC; MALE; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 65349135614     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31817e4a98     Document Type: Article

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