Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma.

Julian Kricheldorff1, Eva Maria Fallenberg, Christine Solbach

  • 1Department of Plastic and Esthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Helios Hospital Emil von Behring, Berlin; Department of Radiology, Mammography Section, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Virchow Hospital Campus; Breast Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Frankfurt; Vivantes Breast Center, Am Urban Hospital, Berlin; Institute for Tissue Diagnostics Berlin Medical Center, Helios Hospital Emil von Behring, Berlin; Department of Plastic and Esthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Helios Hospital Emil von Behring, Berlin.

Summary

Breast implants are rarely linked to breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Early detection of BIA-ALCL in patients with implants is crucial for better treatment outcomes.

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