Santanelli di Pompeo F, Sorotos M, Clemens MW, Firmani G, Athanasopoulos E, Arctander K, Berenguer B, Bozikov K, Cardoso A, Nord ÅE, Filip C, Georgeskou Romania A, Heitman C, Kaarela O, Kolenda M, Hamdi M, Lantieri L, Lumenta D, Mercer N, Ruegg E, Santanelli di Pompeo F, Stanec Z, Van Der Hulst R, Vranckx JJ. Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL): Review of Epidemiology and Prevalence Assessment in Europe.
Aesthet Surg J 2021;
41:1014-1025. [PMID:
33022037 DOI:
10.1093/asj/sjaa285]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) epidemiologic studies focus on incidence and risk estimates.
OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to perform a thorough literature review, and to provide an accurate estimate of BIA-ALCL prevalence in Europe.
METHODS
We searched PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar databases to identify publications reporting BIA-ALCL epidemiology. Research was conducted between November 2019 and August 2020. European prevalence was assessed as the ratio between pathology-confirmed cases and breast implant-bearing individuals. The Committee on Device Safety and Development (CDSD) collected data from national plastic surgery societies, health authorities, and disease-specific registries to calculate the numerator. The denominator was estimated by combining European demographic data with scientific reports.
RESULTS
Our research identified 507 articles: 106 were excluded for not being relevant to BIA-ALCL. From the remaining 401 articles, we selected 35 that discussed epidemiology and 12 reviews. The CDSD reported 420 cases in Europe, with an overall prevalence of 1:13,745 cases in the 28 member states of the European Union (EU-28). Countries where specific measures have been implemented to tackle BIA-ALCL account for 61% of the EU-28 population and actively reported 382 cases with an overall prevalence of 1:9121.
CONCLUSION
Countries where specific measures have been implemented show a higher prevalence of BIA-ALCL compared with the European mean, suggesting that these countries have improved the detection of the condition and reduced underreporting, which affects the numerator value. Other nations should adopt projections based on these measures to avoid underestimating how widespread BIA-ALCL is.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4
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