Table 1 Clinical and pathologic findings of 50 patients with breast implant anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Features | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Clinical presentation (n = 50) | ||
Effusion | 50 | 100 |
Mass | 0 | 0 |
Side of lymphoma (n = 50) | ||
Left | 23 | 46 |
Right | 26 | 52 |
Bilateral | 1 | 2 |
Reason for implant (n = 48) | ||
Cosmetic | 27 | 56 |
Reconstruction | 21 | 44 |
Surface of implants (n = 32) | ||
Textured | 32 | 100 |
Smooth | 0 | 0 |
Filling of implant (n = 45) | ||
Silicone | 24 | 53 |
Saline | 21 | 47 |
Ruptured implant (n = 31) | 2 | 6 |
Pathologic stagea (n = 50) | ||
T0 | 6 | 12 |
T1 | 13 | 26 |
T2 | 13 | 26 |
T3 | 13 | 26 |
T4 | 5 | 10 |
Median size of capsule, maximum diameter (cm) | Range (cm) | |
Size of capsules (n = 44) | 13 | 3.0–18.0 |
Median section size (cm) | Range (cm) | |
Size of sections (n = 50) | 2.1 | 1.0–3.0 |
