ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma
Findings
No curated finding names ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is a very rare variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) mainly affecting middle-aged immunocompetent men and characterized by a consistent primary involvement of lymph nodes (mainly in the cervical and mediastinum lymph nodes) and with infrequent extra nodal involvement of the bone marrow and other extra-nodal sites (head and neck region, liver, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract). It has an aggressive disease course, and is associated with a poor prognosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018225), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma
- Also called
- ALK-DLBCLALK+ large B-cell lymphomaALK+ LBCLdiffuse large B-cell lymphoma with expression of full-length ALKdiffuse large B-cell lymphoma with expression of full-length anaplastic lymphoma kinase