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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]

Overview

In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) added ALK negative anaplastic large cel lymphoma as a provisional entity in the peripheral T-cell lymphoma classification.

Historical Perspective

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-(ALK-) positive large B-cell lymphoma (ALK+ LBCL) was first described by Delsol and colleagues in 1997 and is now listed as a distinct entity in the 2008 WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues.In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) added ALK negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma as a provisional entity in the peripheral T-cell lymphoma classification.