Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting as an Axillary Breast Abscess in a Young Woman: A Case Report
Dennis Amamnkwah, Firas Ibrahim · 2025
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Description
Amamnkwah and Ibrahim report a rare lymphoma that looked like a breast armpit abscess in a 31-year-old woman. Both lymph and tissue cancers can present as abscesses, which delays diagnosis. Her tumor was an anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare T cell type marked CD30 positive.
She first got abscess care, with repeated antibiotics and scans, yet the lump grew and hardened. A first biopsy showed only chronic inflammation, missing the cancer. Drainage surgery later gave tissue that showed odd lymph growth. Stains confirmed ALK-positive disease. Scans found a dead-tissue mass of six centimeters and a large spleen.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dennis Amamnkwah, Firas Ibrahim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |