ALK + Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Diagnosed on Paediatric Pericardial Effusion Cytology

作者：Connor Hartzell, Huiying Wang, Emily F. Mason, Christopher J. O’Conor · 发表于：Cytopathology · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1111/cyt.13481 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment、Cardiac tumors and thrombi、Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

Authors describe pericardial effusion as the primary presentation of paediatric ALK+ ALCL, without a cardiac mass. This emphasises the diagnostic value of pericardiocentesis and highlights ALK+ ALCL in the differential diagnosis of malignant paediatric pericardial effusions.