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Dr Kadin is a Professor of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; and a Staff Physician, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. Dr Deva is an Associate Professor of Cosmetic, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia. Ms Xu is a Research Assistant, Dr Morgan is Director of the Research Core Facility, and Dr Khare is Director of the Cancer Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy Facility, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. Dr MacLeod is Director of Cytogenetics at the Leibniz Institute, DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany. Dr Van Natta is an Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. Dr Adams is an Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr Brody is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Plastic Surgery, and Dr Epstein is a Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
Almost 200 women worldwide have been diagnosed with breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The unique location and specific lymphoma type strongly suggest an etio-pathologic link between breast implants and BIA-ALCL. It is postulated that chronic inflammation via bacterial infection may be an etiological factor.
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