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==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==
This disease is defined/characterized as detailed below:
This disease is <u>defined/characterized</u> as detailed below:


Anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL), [[ALK]]-negative, is a CD30+ T-cell lymphoma that is morphologically and immunophenotypically indistinguishable (but lacks ALK protein expression) from [[HAEM5:ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma|ALK(+) ALCL]]<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal|last=Ad|first=Attygalle|last2=J|first2=Cabeçadas|last3=P|first3=Gaulard|last4=Es|first4=Jaffe|last5=D|first5=de Jong|last6=Yh|first6=Ko|last7=J|first7=Said|last8=W|first8=Klapper|date=2014|title=Peripheral T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas and their mimics; taking a step forward - report on the lymphoma workshop of the XVIth meeting of the European Association for Haematopathology and the Society for Hematopathology|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24128129/|language=en|doi=10.1111/his.12251|pmc=PMC6364972|pmid=24128129}}</ref><ref name=":7" />
Anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL), [[ALK]]-negative, is a CD30+ T-cell lymphoma that is morphologically and immunophenotypically indistinguishable (but lacks ALK protein expression) from [[HAEM5:ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma|ALK(+) ALCL]]<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal|last=Ad|first=Attygalle|last2=J|first2=Cabeçadas|last3=P|first3=Gaulard|last4=Es|first4=Jaffe|last5=D|first5=de Jong|last6=Yh|first6=Ko|last7=J|first7=Said|last8=W|first8=Klapper|date=2014|title=Peripheral T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas and their mimics; taking a step forward - report on the lymphoma workshop of the XVIth meeting of the European Association for Haematopathology and the Society for Hematopathology|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24128129/|language=en|doi=10.1111/his.12251|pmc=PMC6364972|pmid=24128129}}</ref><ref name=":7" />
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***ERBB4 expression (~25%): mutually exclusive with other rearrangements (TP63, DUSP22, ROS or TYK translocations)<ref name=":4" />
***ERBB4 expression (~25%): mutually exclusive with other rearrangements (TP63, DUSP22, ROS or TYK translocations)<ref name=":4" />


The epidemiology/prevalence of this disease is detailed below:  
The <u>epidemiology/prevalence</u> of this disease is detailed below:  


*More common in adults than children (peak incidence 6th decade of life)<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=G|first=Hapgood|last2=Kj|first2=Savage|date=2015|title=The biology and management of systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25869285/|language=en|pmid=25869285}}</ref>
*More common in adults than children (peak incidence 6th decade of life)<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=G|first=Hapgood|last2=Kj|first2=Savage|date=2015|title=The biology and management of systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25869285/|language=en|pmid=25869285}}</ref>
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*M:F 1.5:1<ref name=":1" />
*M:F 1.5:1<ref name=":1" />


The clinical features of this disease are detailed below:
The <u>clinical features</u> of this disease are detailed below:


Signs and symptoms - B-symptoms (weight loss, fever, night sweats)<ref name=":1" />; Peripheral and/or Lymphadenopathy<ref name=":1" />; Most patients present with advanced stage disease<ref name=":1" />
Signs and symptoms - B-symptoms (weight loss, fever, night sweats)<ref name=":1" />; Peripheral and/or Lymphadenopathy<ref name=":1" />; Most patients present with advanced stage disease<ref name=":1" />
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Laboratory findings - Not specific
Laboratory findings - Not specific


The sites of involvement of this disease are detailed below:  
The <u>sites of involvement</u> of this disease are detailed below:  


*Nodal (predominantly abdominal lymphadenopathy) in a sinusoidal pattern
*Nodal (predominantly abdominal lymphadenopathy) in a sinusoidal pattern
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**If involving the skin or GI tract, cases must be distinguished from primary cutaneous ALCL or CD30+ enteropathy-associated/other intestinal T-cell lymphomas, respectively
**If involving the skin or GI tract, cases must be distinguished from primary cutaneous ALCL or CD30+ enteropathy-associated/other intestinal T-cell lymphomas, respectively


The morphologic features of this disease are detailed below:  
The <u>morphologic features</u> of this disease are detailed below:  


*Tissue effacement by cohesive sheets of large, pleomorphic neoplastic cells, with or without prominent nucleoli, with varying proportions of hallmark cells
*Tissue effacement by cohesive sheets of large, pleomorphic neoplastic cells, with or without prominent nucleoli, with varying proportions of hallmark cells
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*Intrasinusoidal growth pattern seen in cases with preserved nodal architecture
*Intrasinusoidal growth pattern seen in cases with preserved nodal architecture


The immunophenotype of this disease is detailed below:
The <u>immunophenotype</u> of this disease is detailed below:


Immunohistochemical patterns vary by subtype<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=M|first=Herling|last2=Gz|first2=Rassidakis|last3=D|first3=Jones|last4=A|first4=Schmitt-Graeff|last5=Ah|first5=Sarris|last6=Lj|first6=Medeiros|date=2004|title=Absence of Epstein-Barr virus in anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a study of 64 cases classified according to World Health Organization criteria|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15116326/|language=en|pmid=15116326}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Immunohistochemical patterns vary by subtype<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=M|first=Herling|last2=Gz|first2=Rassidakis|last3=D|first3=Jones|last4=A|first4=Schmitt-Graeff|last5=Ah|first5=Sarris|last6=Lj|first6=Medeiros|date=2004|title=Absence of Epstein-Barr virus in anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a study of 64 cases classified according to World Health Organization criteria|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15116326/|language=en|pmid=15116326}}</ref><ref name=":0" />