ALK NEGATIVE ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA

Course overview

ALK-NEGATIVE ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA (ALK(-) ALCL) IS AN UNCOMMON CD30-POSITIVE T-CELL LYMPHOMA THAT PRESENTS A MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE. IT AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS IN A WIDE AGE RANGE AND A VARIETY OF NODAL AND EXTRANODAL SITES. BOTH MORPHOLOGICALLY AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICALLY, ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA (ALCL) CAN MIMIC MANY OTHER HEMATOLOGIC AND NON-HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES. THIS ACTIVITY EXPLAINS HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR ALK-NEGATIVE ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.