Bilateral breast implant associated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL): A case report

Primary Lymphomas of the Breast: A Review

“… 88 , 89 However, a definitive causal relationship between pcALCL and breast implants has yet to be established. There have also been reports of B cell lymphomas arising in the context of textured breast implants, including cases of MZL, DLBCL and FL, 90 as well as a case of bilateral chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma 91 and multiple cases of EBV+ large B cell lymphoma. 92 The clinical presentation of these can vary compared to BIA-ALCL, whereby thick fibrous capsules and more prominent layering of neoplastic cells were observed in the EBV+ large B cell lymphoma cases.…”