Biopsy Results Are Not Sufficient to Exclude Breast Implant–associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Mistaken for Disseminated Silicosis

Summary. We present a case report of breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) that was mistaken as disseminated silicosis after multiple percutaneous biopsies. The correct diagnosis of BIA-ALCL was confirmed only after a pathologic examination of the capsulectomy specimens...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Freedman, MD, PhD, Andrew Peredo, MD, Julie Rosser, DO, Nicole Christian, MD, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-09-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003153