“…There are 35 million patients with implants in the world, and at the present moment, 573 cases of BIA-ALCL have been reported. 14 – 17 Systematic review of the literature via PubMed covering cases series, modes of presentation, cytological, histological and immunohistochemical features, and disease outcome, since 1997, shows that 518 cases throughout 25 countries have been registered on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons PROFILE registry, with an estimated risk for women with an implant of 1–3 per million per year. The neoplastic cells are highly atypical, consistently strongly positive for CD30, with 43%–90% also positive for EMA, and all are ALK-negative.…”