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Common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma expressing cytokeratin: a case report

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This report presents a case of common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma expressing low molecular weight cytokeratin but no leukocyte common antigen (CD45) in a 57-year-old man. The unusual morphology and clinical course together with the aberrant immunohistochemical results suggested a diagnosis of undifferentiated carcinoma. A detailed immunohistochemistry study on frozen and paraffin sections and molecular analysis prevented a diagnostic mistake.

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  1. Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Verona, Policlinico Borgo Roma, I-37134, Verona, Italy

    F. Menestrina, M. Lestani, A. Scarpa, F. Bonetti & M. Chilosi

  2. Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Il Cattedra Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

    G. Viale

  3. Cattedra di Ematologia, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy

    G. Pizzolo

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Menestrina, F., Lestani, M., Scarpa, A. et al. Common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma expressing cytokeratin: a case report. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 425, 83–87 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193954

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