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Hyun, Park, Kang, Park, Park, Kim, Sohn, Kwon, Lee, Jung, and Kweon: A Case of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998; 45(1): 184-190.

Published online: 14 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.1.184

A Case of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Dong Woo Hyun, Jae Yong Park, Tae Kyung Kang, Ki Soo Park, Tae In Park, Chang Ho Kim, Sang Kyun Sohn, Kun Young Kwon, Kyu Bo Lee, Tae Hoon Jung, Sam Kweon

Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.

Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.

Department of Pathology Keimyung University, Taegu, Korea.

Department of Internal Medicine, Dongkook University, School of Medicine, Pohang, Korea.

Copyright © The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Abstract

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma(ALCL) is a recently recognized large cell lymphoma characterized by large pleomorphic cells, with prominent nucleoli, expressing the CD3O(Ki-1) antigen. It is often misdiagnosed as metasfatic carcinoma, malignant histiocytosis or Hodgkin's disease. Primary pulmonary ALCL is extremely rare although it frequently involves extranodal sites, e.g. skin, bone, gastrointestinal tract, soft tissue and lung. We report a case of ALCL suspected as primarily involving lung.

Keywords: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, Lung

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