Table 7 Mimics of breast implant ALCL presenting with effusion or mass adjacent to breast implant
From: Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a review
Disease entity | Reference | Clinical context | Evidence support |
|---|---|---|---|
Malignancies | |||
Extranodal T/NK cell lymphoma | Aladily T et al [102] | Mass | EBER, CD56 |
Plasmablastic lymphoma | Unpublished | Mass | EBER, CD138 |
HHV8 pos large B cell lymphoma | Said JW et al [103] | Effusion | HHV8, EBER |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | Messer A et al [104] | Effusion, mass | CD20, PAX5 |
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma | Kraemer AM et al [105] | Secondary | CD20, PAX5, IgM |
Follicular lymphoma | Cook PD et al [106] | Secondary, mass | CD20, BCL2 |
Breast cancer | Roubaud MJ et al [107] | Effusion | Cytokeratin |
Mycosis fungoides | Duvic M et al [108] | Skin lesions | CD3, CD4 |
Benign processes | |||
Late seroma | Chai M et al [55] | Effusion | Benign cytology |
Hematoma | Mauro S et al [109] | Blood clot, granulation tissue | Bland cytologic features |
Implant rupture | Berry R et al [110] | Silicone around implant | Foreign body reaction |
Siliconome | Lee Y et al [111] | Mass, lymphadenopathy | Foreign body reaction |
