Diagnosis of the leukemic phase of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma by immunohistochemistry on cell block prepared from peripheral blood buffy coat

A leukemic phase of anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK+ ALCL) is rare. The leukemic cells morphologically appear as small to intermediate-sized cells with cerebriform and cloverleaf-like nuclei and are misdiagnosed as other T-Cell lymphomas/leukemia with similar...

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Main Authors: Aditi Kundoo, Madhusmita Sethy, Mukund N Sable, Pritinanda Mishra, Asuthosh Panigrahi, Amit K Adhya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2020;volume=63;issue=4;spage=642;epage=644;aulast=Kundoo