An Unusual Case of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

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Right axillary lymph node biopsy. (a) Proliferation of large, atypical cells with irregular nuclear contours, vesicular chromatin, and moderately abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, with background small lymphocytes and eosinophils. (b) Proliferation of large, atypical cells alternating with areas of necrosis. (c) Lymphoma cells stain positive for CD30. (d) Lymphoma cells stain negative for ALK. Right chest wall mass biopsy with (e) large lymphoma cells within background fibrosis, small lymphocytes, and eosinophils (f) with associated adjacent necrosis (g) with lymphoma cells staining positive for CD30.

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