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Case Reports
. 2001 Jul;159(1):383-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61706-3.

Sarcomatoid variant of anaplastic large cell lymphoma with cytoplasmic ALK and alpha-smooth muscle actin expression: a mimic of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

R Suzuki, M Seto, S Nakamura, A Nakagawa, K Hara, K Takeuchi
Case Reports

Sarcomatoid variant of anaplastic large cell lymphoma with cytoplasmic ALK and alpha-smooth muscle actin expression: a mimic of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

R Suzuki et al. Am J Pathol. 2001 Jul.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Lymph node biopsies of the patient. A: Diffuse infiltration of spindle-shaped tumor cells show a storiform pattern (hematoxylin and eosin staining, original magnification ×250). B and C: The lymphoma cells are positive for cytoplasmic ALK (B, original magnification ×375) and α-smooth muscle actin (C, original magnification ×375).
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