Body implants and implantable medical devices have dramatically improved and prolonged
the life of countless patients. However, our body repair mechanisms have evolved to isolate …

A revision of the nearly 8-year-old World Health Organization classification of the lymphoid
neoplasms and the accompanying monograph is being published. It reflects a consensus …

Since the publication of the Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid
Neoplasms in 1994, subsequent updates of the classification of lymphoid neoplasms have …

Silicone is widely used in chronic implants and is generally perceived to be safe. However,
textured breast implants have been associated with immune-related complications …

Abstract National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines represent the
consensus standard of care for diagnosis and management of the majority of known …

Background: The association between breast implants and breast implant–associated
anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) has been confirmed. Implant-related risk has been …

Background: With breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
now accepted as a unique (iatrogenic) subtype of ALCL directly associated with textured …

Background: Breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a
distinctive type of T-cell lymphoma that arises around breast implants. Although rare, all …

Background The risk of BIA-ALCL for patients with textured breast implants has been
estimated between 1/2832 and 1/30,000 women. Existing studies estimating the numbers …

Importance Breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a rare
peripheral T-cell lymphoma, is increasing in incidence. However, many practitioners who …