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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Primary Gastric ALK-negative EBV-negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting with Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Wei Zhang, Samuel Burton, Shaobin Wu, Xia Qian, Mhd Nabeel Rajeh, Katie Schroeder, Mark Shuldberg, Adam Merando, Jin-Ping Lai

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Article in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei ZhangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Samuel BurtonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Shaobin WuDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Xia QianDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Mhd Nabeel RajehDivision of Hematoloy and Medical Oncology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Katie SchroederDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Mark ShuldbergDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Adam MerandoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Jin-Ping LaiDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A. jinpinglai@ufl.edu.
Saint Louis University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Primary gastric anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) negative ALCL is extremely rare. Diagnosis of primary gastric ALK-negative ALCL is difficult to establish and prognosis is worse than ALK-positive ALCL. Here, we report a case of an 82-year-old man with a history of cerebrovascular disease presented with weakness and iron deficiency anemia. He denied any abdominal discomforts. The esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a large ulcerated, friable mass in the gastric body which encompassed about 80% of entire stomach. Biopsy showed a high grade malignant tumor composed of undifferentiated epithelioid atypical cells, making it difficult to determine the cell of origin. Immunostains for lymphoma, carcinoma, and sarcoma were performed. The tumor cells were positive for CD30, CD4, and CD43, negative for CD20, CD3, ALK-1 and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNAs (EBERs) in situ hybridization, establishing the diagnosis of primary gastric ALK-negative ALCL. The patient is currently undergoing chemotherapy with clinical improvement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary gastric ALK-negative and EBV-negative anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma that presented without gastroenterological symptoms.

Indexed as

Aged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyCerebrovascular DisordersEndoscopy, Digestive SystemGastrointestinal TractHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLymphoma, Large-Cell, AnaplasticPrognosisReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesALK-negativeanaplastic large cell lymphomaEBV-negativeStomach

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PMID28652442
PMCPMC5566925
OpenAlexW2708050913

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