Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a T-cell lymphoma that accounts for only 3% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Types
ALK+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma
ALK- anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Associations
Epstein-Barr virus infection following cardiac transplantion (15104308)
breast implant capsule (18594466)
Differential diagnosis
classic Hodgkin lymphoma
CD30+ DLBCL and anaplastic DLBCL
KSHV/HHV8-associated lymphoma (15105661)
References
Ozdemirli M, Cheson B, Jaffe ES.What is anaplastic large cell lymphoma?Am J Surg Pathol. 2004 Dec;28(12):1664-5; PMID: 15577690