Textured Breast Implants Lymphoma
The cancer is a type of lymphoma called breast implant associated anaplastic large.
Textured breast implants lymphoma. Bia alcl occurs most frequently in patients who have breast implants with textured surfaces. Food and drug administration fda updated its 2011 warning about a link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer. Because the cancer is linked to breast implants the fda calls the cancer breast. Saline implant silicone implant planning considering reconstruction and after reconstruction on march 21 2017 the u s.
The fda says the textured surface unique to allergan s implants are tied to 481 cases of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma bia alcl a type of non hodgkin s lymphoma. In 2016 the world health organization designated breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma bia alcl as a t cell lymphoma that can develop following breast implants and noted that. Micro textured and smooth breast implants are not affected by this hazard alert and sponsor initiated recall. Allergan has elected to recall all of their un implanted macro textured breast implants and tissue expanders due to the risk of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma bia alcl in rare cases.