Myxoid variant of anaplastic large cell lymphoma involving the skin: A case report

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 787-790

  Gable, Ashley D ^a   Clark, Sandra H ^a   Magro, Cynthia M ^b  

^a Tulsa Medical Laboratory   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

anaplastic large cell lymphoma; atypical features; soft tissue tumors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; MUCIN 1; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

CASE REPORT; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE CANCER; MYXOMA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

ANTIGENS, CD30; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOXORUBICIN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, ANAPLASTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCIN-1; MYXOMA; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; PREDNISONE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 84864446803     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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