Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma in an Asian patient: The first case report from Thailand

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Title:	Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma in an Asian patient: The first case report from Thailand
Authors:	Peera Thienpaitoon, Wareeporn Disphanurat, Naree Warnnissorn
Source:	Archives of Plastic Surgery, Vol 47, Iss 05, Pp 478-482 (2020)
Publisher Information:	Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2020.
Publication Year:	2020
Collection:	LCC:Surgery
Subject Terms:	breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, lymphoma, large-cell, anaplastic, lymphoma, non-hodgkin, cd30, Surgery, RD1-811
More Details:	Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) has received increasing interest among plastic surgeons as a long-term complication of breast augmentation. Although the prognosis is usually good, mortality is a possible outcome. Most of the cases reported in the past two decades have been from the United States, Europe, and Australia, whereas cases of BIA-ALCL in Asia remain rare. Herein, we describe the first known case of BIA-ALCL in Thailand, in which a 32-year-old woman developed BIA-ALCL 3 years after breast augmentation using textured implants. The patient underwent bilateral removal of the implants and ipsilateral total capsulectomy. This case report—the first of its kind from Thailand—should increase awareness of BIA-ALCL among plastic surgeons in Asia. The true incidence of BIA-ALCL in Asia may be underreported.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2234-6163 2234-6171
Relation:	https://doaj.org/toc/2234-6163; https://doaj.org/toc/2234-6171
DOI:	10.5999/aps.2020.00108
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/88657ac6d6254d3b930569a12a8cb369
Accession Number:	edsdoj.88657ac6d6254d3b930569a12a8cb369
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	22346163 22346171
DOI:	10.5999/aps.2020.00108
Published in:	Archives of Plastic Surgery
Language:	English