Anaplastic large cell lymphoma with ALK expression and presence of the t(2;5) translocation in a 5-month-old infant

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2005 Jan-Feb;24(1):63-70. doi: 10.1080/15227950590961216.

Abstract

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a well-recognized subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in childhood. Several series report experience with the diagnosis and management of pediatric ALCL, the average age at diagnosis being 8 to 16 years, with a reported range of 1 to 15 years. We present a case of ALCL affecting a 5-month-old infant in whom the diagnosis was confirmed by the nuclear and cytoplasmic immunohistochemical expression of ALK1, in addition to the presence of classical t(2;5)(p23;q35) translocation detected using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. This is the youngest case of ALCL thus far reported and hence expands the spectrum of infantile lymphoproliferative disorders.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activin Receptors, Type I / biosynthesis*
  • Activin Receptors, Type II
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / genetics*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / metabolism
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology*
  • Male
  • Translocation, Genetic*

Substances

  • ACVRL1 protein, human
  • Activin Receptors, Type I
  • Activin Receptors, Type II