Breast implants are linked to a rare lymphoma

Chest

muscle

tissue

Breast

tissue

Breast

implant

1 Over time a fibrous scar capsule forms around the implant as the immune system responds to foreign material in the body

2 A rare type of immune system cancer known as BIA-ALCL can form within this capsule of scar tissue but not in the breast itself

3 In most cases these cancer cells are found in the fluid surrounding the implant

Chest muscle tissue

Breast

implant

Chest

muscle

tissue

Chest muscle tissue

Breast

implant

Breast

implant

Breast

tissue

1 Over time a fibrous scar capsule forms around the implant as the immune system responds to foreign material in the body

2 A rare type of immune system cancer known as BIA-ALCL can form within this capsule of scar tissue but not in the breast itself

3 In most cases these cancer cells are found in the fluid surrounding the implant