A Case of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Misdiagnosed with Keloid

Abstract

We report a case of a patient initially diagnosed with keloid and eventually diagnosed by skin histopathology and immunohistochemistry with primary cutaneous ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

Keywords:

• primary cutaneous ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma
• keloid
• misdiagnosis

Ethics Statement

Ethical committee approval was not required for this case report.

Consent Statement

Written informed consent was obtained from the patient to have the case details and associated images published. Institutional approval was not required.

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the patient.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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