A Case of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

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

doi:1998.45.1.184

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998;45(1):184-190.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.1.184 Published online February 1, 1998.

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

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
³Department of Pathology Keimyung University, Taegu, Korea.
⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Dongkook University, School of Medicine, Pohang, Korea.

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.

Key Words: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, Lung