Perspective from the United Kingdom on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare disease known to be associated with textured breast implants. The most up-to-date incidence in the United Kingdom is 1:24,000 and 45 confirmed cases have been reported since the first UK case was reported in 2012 and there has been one confirmed death as a result of BIA-ALCL.