Breast lymphoma associated with breast implants: two case-reports and a review of the literature

Leuk Lymphoma. 2002 Jan;43(1):115-9. doi: 10.1080/10428190210189.

Abstract

Breast lymphoma is a rare entity consisting mostly of B-cell lymphomas that affects older women. Very few cases of breast lymphomas of T-cell origin have been reported. Even fewer cases of breast lymphomas have been reported in women who have received breast implants. Silicone, a frequent component of breast implants, has been extensively investigated as a possible etiologic agent for some neoplasias and autoimmune disorders, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We herein report two unusual cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma of T-cell phenotype developing in the breasts of women who had received breast implants.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antigens, CD / analysis
  • Breast Implants / adverse effects*
  • Breast Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / chemically induced
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / chemically induced*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Silicone Gels / adverse effects

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Silicone Gels