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Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL): Current Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies

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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) arising from breast tissue is an extremely rare condition and malignancies associated with implants are even rarer. The authors discuss an overview of ALCL and its characteristics. Diagnosis with the presenting features that should raise a suspicion for ALCL are outlined, along with some of the recommended diagnostic tests and treatment. Accurate diagnosis and complete surgical treatment is important for definitive treatment of patients.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1488, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Amir E. Ibrahim M.D. & Mark Clemens M.D.

  2. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, 11-0236, 4th Floor, Phase I, Room C-456, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon

    Amir E. Ibrahim M.D.

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, 4th Floor, Cairo Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon

    Bishara S. Atiyeh M.D.

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mailstop 1095, Toledo, OH, 43614, Canada

    Karim A. Sarhane M.D., M.Sc.

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Ibrahim, A.E., Atiyeh, B.S., Sarhane, K.A., Clemens, M. (2016). Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL): Current Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Breast Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18726-6_147

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