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Invited Discussion on: Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and the Textured Implant Crisis

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The author discusses some important points about breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and adds new and updated information about the disease (ALCL).

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Souto, L.R.M. Invited Discussion on: Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and the Textured Implant Crisis. Aesth Plast Surg 44, 13–15 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-019-01528-w

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