Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma- A Late Complication of Textured Breast Implant: Case Report

Breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIAALCL) is a rare but now well-recognized non-Hodgkins Lymphoma of T cell origin. World Health Organization first recognized this disease as a sequela of textured breast implant in 2016. This is a case report of a 75-year-old-female with a diagnosis of right breast cancer in 1996 treated with mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with a textured saline breast implant in 2001. Patient had started to notice an increase in size and firmness of the reconstructed breast twenty-three years later and was diagnosed with BIA-ALCL. She underwent removal of the breast implant and total capsulectomy. Patient currently remains recurrence-free. Her case is being presented to bring attention to a late complication of breast implants. The case report highlights the features, work-up, and treatment of BIA-ALCL.