Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase positive large B cell lymphoma of ileocaecal mesentery: A case report

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2020 Oct-Dec;63(4):615-617. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_296_19.

Abstract

ALK+ large B cell lymphoma (LBCL) is a very rare aggressive neoplasm. It accounts for less than 1% of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). This is a case report of ALK+ DLBCL in a 34-year-old woman with an ileocaecal mesenteric mass. Microscopically, the neoplastic cells were of high grade along with a spindle cell component. Immunohistochemistry revealed ALK+, MUM-1+, LCA+, Vimentin+, EMA+ and negative for CK 20, CK 7, neuroendocrine, melanocytic, muscle specific, and GIST panel markers. This case report, hence, presents the rarity of this tumor.

Keywords: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive large B cell lymphoma; CLTC-ALK gene; DLBCL; mesentery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase / genetics*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / genetics*
  • Mesentery / pathology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase