Most ALCL tumour cells express CD4 (indicative of helper T cells, although CD3 expression is seen in <20% tumours), granzyme B, TIA-1 and perforin (indicative of cytotoxic T cells), CD30 (indicative of activated lymphocytes) and sometimes CD25 (indicative of activated lymphocytes or regulatory T cells when co-expressed with CD4), with the common denominator being a T cell [2,20,22,23]. Here, CD4 is linked to anaplastic large cell lymphoma.