Lymphoma
An Armor of Hope How to Diagnose and Treat Breast Implant–Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma March 2018 https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Fulltext/2018/04000/How_to_Diagnose_and_Treat_Breast.40.aspx “As of February 2018, 518 unique cases of BIA-ALCL across 25 countries have been reported” “The World Health Organization currently classifies BIA-ALCL as a lymphoma at all stages.” “It is important to note that all of these designations and nomenclatures are still referring to a cancer. Patients with BIA-ALCL can have progression of their disease, lymph node involvement, and death as a result of disease, particularly with significant delay in diagnosis or sub-optimal treatment.” “It remains unclear what effect inadvertent spillage of the seroma during capsulectomy has on local seeding of disease; however, clinically, this has not been observed to influence recurrence rates.” “To date, we have not confirme