posted on 2021-01-20, 12:20authored byRebecca L Allchin, Katherine Wickenden, Simon Pilgrim, Issac Wilson-Morkeh, Fiona M Miall
Breast-implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an increasingly recognized diagnosis and is described in the WHO classification (2017).1 We present a case of disease with local infiltration managed with neo-adjuvant brentuximab vedotin (BV) monotherapy leading to a complete radiological response enabling successful complete excision with considerably less extensive surgery than initially anticipated. The patient remains in remission 18 months post-operatively.
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Citation
HemaSphere: December 2020 - Volume 4 - Issue 6 - p e501
doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000501
Author affiliation
Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester