Cytokeratin positivity in anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A potential diagnostic pitfall in misdiagnosis of metastatic carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 798-801

  Zhang, Qingfu ^a   Ming, Jian ^b   Zhang, Siyang ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Han, Xue ^a   Qiu, Xueshan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b No 202 Hospital of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; Anaplastic lymphoma kinase; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; CD30 ANTIGEN; KERATIN; MUCIN 1; PROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER; WDR48 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD30; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; KERATINS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, ANAPLASTIC; MALE; MUCIN-1; PROTEINS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84882931804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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