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Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.386.480.750.399
C15.604.515.569.480.750.600
C20.683.515.761.480.750.399
Unique ID
D017728
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017728
Scope Note
A systemic, large-cell, non-Hodgkin, malignant lymphoma characterized by cells with pleomorphic appearance and expressing the CD30 ANTIGEN. These so-called hallmark cells have lobulated and indented nuclei. This lymphoma is often mistaken for metastatic carcinoma and MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS.
Entry Term(s)
Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
CD30+ Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
CD30-Positive Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
Ki-1 Lymphoma
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Ki-1
Systemic Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
Previous Indexing
Lymphoma (1987-1993)
Lymphoma, Large-Cell (1987-1993)
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's (1987-1993)
See Also
Ki-1 Antigen
Public MeSH Note
2008; see LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, KI-1 1994-2007
History Note
2008 (1994)
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2018/06/29
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic Preferred
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