Anaplastic large cell lymphoma: Changes in the World Health Organization classification and perspectives for targeted therapy

Haematologica

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 897-900

  Falini, Brunangelo ^a   Martelli, Maria Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; HODGKIN DISEASE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; PERIPHERAL T CELL LYMPHOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIGENS, CD30; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, ANAPLASTIC; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MUTATION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67650744643     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2009.008250     Document Type: Editorial

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