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Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma - 3.

Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma - 3.
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Author:  Marshall Kadin
Category:  Lymphoma: Mature T and NK cell lymphoproliferations > Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma > Primary Cutaneous CD30-positive T-cell Lymphoproliferative disorders
Published Date:  03/09/2005

Neutrophils surround anaplastic lymphocytes. In some "neutrophil-rich" cases, the anaplastic cells are difficult to find and the image is confused with an infectious or other inflammatory process. In such cases a stain for CD30 antigen helps to detect the few anaplastic lymphoma cells.

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