Background: With breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
now accepted as a unique (iatrogenic) subtype of ALCL directly associated with textured …

The compatibility of biomaterials is critical to their structural and biological function in
medical applications. The immune system is the first responder to tissue trauma and to a …

Background: The association between breast implants and breast implant–associated
anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) has been confirmed. Implant-related risk has been …

Importance Breast implants are among the most commonly used medical devices. Since
2008, the number of women with breast implants diagnosed with anaplastic large-cell …

Capsular contracture is the most common complication following implant based breast
surgery and is one of the most common reasons for reoperation. Therefore, it is important to …

The risk of hematological malignancies is mainly determined by genetic background, age,
sex, race and ethnicity, geographic location, exposure to certain chemicals and radiation; …

Background Bacterial biofilms have been implicated with breast implant complications
including capsular contracture and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. The actual mechanisms …

Background Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare,
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising in the capsule of breast implants. BIA-ALCL presents as a …

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a heterogeneous disease of debateable origin
that, in children, is largely anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive with aberrant ALK …

Biocompatibility concerns the phenomena that occur within the interactions between
biomaterials and human patients, which ultimately control the performance of many facets of …