Breast Implant Capsule-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases

The use of prosthetic implants for breast augmentation has become commonplace. While implants do not increase the risk of conventional mammary carcinoma, they are rarely associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma. We report two cases of breast implant capsule-associated squamous cell carcinoma with poor clinical outcomes. Both patients (56-year-old female and 81-year-old female) had long-standing implants (>25years) and presented with acute unilateral breast enlargement. In both cases, squamous cell carcinoma arose in (focally dysplastic) squamous epithelium-lined breast implant capsules, and widely invaded surrounding breast parenchyma or chest wall.

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