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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000498

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is usually of the T-cell type. The cancer cells express a marker called CD30 or Ki-1 on the surface, and may appear in the lymph nodes, skin, bones, soft tissues, lungs, or liver. Also called ALCL.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000498
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsALCL
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Anaplastic large cell lymphoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An aggressive (fast-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is usually of the T-cell type. The cancer cells express a marker called CD30 or Ki-1 on the surface, and may appear in the lymph nodes, skin, bones, soft tissues, lungs, or liver. Also called ALCL.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ALCL"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/anaplastic-large-cell-lymphoma/"
}

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