Mu HX, Tang XQ. Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma with over-expressed Ki-67 transitioning into systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(28): 6889-6894 [PMID: 37901027 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i28.6889]
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Xiao-Qiong Tang, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong, Chongqing 400010, China. tangxiaoqiong@126.com
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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2023; 11(28): 6889-6894 Published online Oct 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i28.6889
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma with over-expressed Ki-67 transitioning into systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A case report
Hai-Xi Mu, Xiao-Qiong Tang
Hai-Xi Mu, Xiao-Qiong Tang, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
Author contributions: Mu HX contributed to manuscript writing and editing and data collection; Tang XQ contributed to conceptualization and supervision; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Qiong Tang, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong, Chongqing 400010, China. tangxiaoqiong@126.com
Received: June 19, 2023 Peer-review started: June 19, 2023 First decision: August 16, 2023 Revised: August 30, 2023 Accepted: September 6, 2023 Article in press: September 6, 2023 Published online: October 6, 2023 Processing time: 98 Days and 5.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (PC-ALCL) is a primary cutaneous lymphoma and differs from systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL), which is a peripheral T cell lymphoma. There is no direct connection between them. This is the first report of the medical management, including auto-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) of a 43-year-old male patient who transitioned from the cutaneous to the systemic form of ALCL in Asia, and the second to be reported in world (the first being a Bulgarian treated with Brentuximab vedontin). We found high expression of Ki-67 in this case, for the first time, which may have played a role in the transition. This is also the first instance of application of auto-ASCT followed by maintenance with oral chidamide. In the future, an increasing number of patients will probably receive this therapy, and therein lies the significance of this case report.
