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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

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. Males are more commonly affected with anaplastic large cell lymphoma than females.[1]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Age[1]

  • Patients of all age groups may develop anapastic large cell lymphoma
  • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults
  • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive usually affects younger individuals
  • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative usually affects older individuals

Gender[1]

  • Males are more commonly affected with anaplastic large cell lymphoma than females

Epidemiology and Demographics

ALK negative ALCL represents 2%-3% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) and 12% of all T-cell NHL.[2]

Age

ALK negative ALCL affects primarily adults between 40-60 years old.

Gender

There is a modest male predominance in the prevalence of the disease.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/anaplastic-large-cell-lymphoma/?region=on Accessed on October 7, 2015
  2. "Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative".
  3. Swerdlow, Steven (2008). WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. ISBN 9789283224310.

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