Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (Oct 2014)

ALK1-Negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma of the Breast from a Nonprosthesis Cyst

  • Christopher Mulligan, MBBS,
  • Elizabeth Salisbury, MBBS,
  • Mark Tschuchnigg, MBBS,
  • Pouria Moradi, MBBS,
  • Alexander Matthews, MBBS,
  • Sanjay Warrier, MBBS

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000201
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 10
p. e238

Abstract

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Summary: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the breast is a rare malignancy associated with prosthetic breast implants. We present a case of a woman with no prior history of breast implants who developed anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma on a background of a previous benign cyst aspiration.