ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The morphological diversity with which its anaplastic cells confer make the diagnosis of this hematological entity extremely challenging to the pathologist in a resource poor setting. We present a case of a 35-year-old...

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Autores principales: Figaro, Nicholas, Ramoutar, Rickhi, Arozarena, Rodolfo, Meyers, Dawn, Juman, Solaiman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34760325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3756742
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author Figaro, Nicholas
Ramoutar, Rickhi
Arozarena, Rodolfo
Meyers, Dawn
Juman, Solaiman
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Arozarena, Rodolfo
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Juman, Solaiman
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description Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The morphological diversity with which its anaplastic cells confer make the diagnosis of this hematological entity extremely challenging to the pathologist in a resource poor setting. We present a case of a 35-year-old male with a nasopharyngeal mass and cervical lymphadenopathy and the adversities faced by out otolaryngology department with obtaining the diagnosis of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
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spelling pubmed-85756002021-11-09 ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting Figaro, Nicholas Ramoutar, Rickhi Arozarena, Rodolfo Meyers, Dawn Juman, Solaiman Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The morphological diversity with which its anaplastic cells confer make the diagnosis of this hematological entity extremely challenging to the pathologist in a resource poor setting. We present a case of a 35-year-old male with a nasopharyngeal mass and cervical lymphadenopathy and the adversities faced by out otolaryngology department with obtaining the diagnosis of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Hindawi 2021-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8575600/ /pubmed/34760325 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3756742 Text en Copyright © 2021 Nicholas Figaro et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Figaro, Nicholas
Ramoutar, Rickhi
Arozarena, Rodolfo
Meyers, Dawn
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ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting
title ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting
title_full ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting
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title_short ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma for the Otolaryngologist in a Resource Poor Setting
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575600/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3756742
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