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. 2015 Nov 30;34(2):160–168. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.3412

Table 2.

Clinicopathologic Features of Patients With Breast Implant–Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma

Clinical Feature Patients With BI-ALCL
Age, years
 Median 54
 Range 28-87
Laterality
 Right 46 (52.9)
 Left 37 (42.5)
 Bilateral 4 (4.6)
Reason for initial implantation
 Cosmetic 51 (58.6)
 Breast cancer reconstruction 36 (41.4)
Type of implant (n = 81)
 Silicone 40 (49.4)
 Saline 41 (50.6)
Texture of implant (n = 48)
 Purely textured 45 (93.7)
 Purely smooth 0 (0)
 Both smooth/textured 3 (2.3)
Interval to lymphoma diagnosis, years
 Median 8
 Mean 9.1
 Range 2-25
Clinical presentation
 Effusion only 52 (59.8)
 Mass only 15 (17.2)
 Effusion and mass 17 (19.5)
 No mass, no effusion 3 (3.4)
T stage
 T1 31 (35.6)
 T2 11 (12.6)
 T3 14 (16.1)
 T4 30 (34.5)
N stage
 0 74 (85.1)
 1 13 (14.9)
Ann Arbor stage at presentation
 IE 74 (86.2)
 IIE 13 (13.8)
TNM stage at presentation
 IA 31 (35.6)
 IB 10 (11.5)
 IC 12 (13.8)
 IIA 22 (25.3)
 IIB 4 (4.6)
 III 8 (9.2)
 IV 0 (0)
Chemotherapy (n = 51)
 CHOP 44 (86.3)
  3 cycles 11
  4 cycles 2
  6 cycles 28
 NA 3
 CHOEP 11 (21.6)
  6 cycles 11
 NS 2 (3.9)
 ABVD 2 (3.9)
 Hyper-CVAD 1 (1.9)
Follow-up, months
 Median 30
 Mean 45
 Range 3-217

NOTE. Data are given as No. (%) unless otherwise noted.

Abbreviations: ABVD, adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine; BI-ALCL, breast implant–associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma; CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone; CHOEP, CHOP plus etoposide; Hyper-CVAD course A, hyperfractionated; cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone with course B: methotrexate and cytarabine; NA, not available; NS, chemotherapy not specified.