[Two cases of lymphoma in an implant capsule: A difficult diagnosis, an unknown pathology].

Ann Chir Plast Esthet

Service de chirurgie plastique et maxillo-faciale, centre hospitalier Henri-Duffaut, 305, rue Raoul-Follereau, 84902 Avignon cedex 9, France. Electronic address:

Published: December 2013

The anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare disease, its incidence in the United States is one case per 500,000 women and three for 100 million patients for breast single location. Forty-six cases have been reported in the literature. They can grow on any type of implant: expander prosthesis silicone and saline, smooth or textured envelope. Currently, the consensus process includes capsulectomy, removal of the implant, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, some authors classify under indolent disease, but we believe that some cases may escape any therapeutic and become very aggressive forms. It is therefore important to make an early diagnosis and start treatment urgently. Severity and suspicion of iatrogenic nature of ALCL have an obligation to inform future with implants.

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