Anaplastic T-Cell Lymphoma Associated with Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Case Report.

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is mostly associated with malignant and infectious diseases. The causes and prognosis of this clinical syndrome depend on the underlying disease. And also treatment of this disease must be arranged according to the underlying causes. While non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) associated with HPS has been frequently observed, anaplastic T-cell NHL associated with HPS has been rarely reported. In this article we report a case of Ki-1+ anaplastic T-cell lymphoma associated with HPS in a 16-year-old woman who presented with fever and lymphadenopathy.