Oncogenic Drivers of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.
Oncogenic Drivers of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.
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乳房植入相关的间变性大细胞淋巴瘤的致癌驱动因素。
DOI:
10.1097/prs.0000000000006331
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Vasconez,HenryC
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作者:
DeCoster,RyanC;Rinker,BrianD;Butterfield,TimothyA;Vasconez,HenryC
It is with great pleasure that we read the article “Molecular Drivers of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma” by Blombery et al. 1 Appearing in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery breast implantassociated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) supplement, 2 the article concisely reviews the current literature surrounding the molecular mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of this rare malignancy. The authors are to be commended for their continued work in this important area. Of particular interest to us was the authors’ focus on the genetic drivers of the disease and the role of the JAK/STAT3 pathway in the pathogenesis of BIA-ALCL. The understanding of BIA-ALCL has evolved immensely over the past two decades as a result of significant works from laboratories around the world that have continued to push knowledge of the disease forward. Despite these efforts, elucidating the molecular mechanisms responsible for BIA-ALCL tumorigenesis and progression remains a challenge. The lack of an animal model has limited hypothesis testing and remains a barrier to progress in the field. Although tumor cell lines provided early insight into pathogenicity, demanding growth requirements and difficulties with heterotransplantation led to their discontinuation. As a result, clinical specimens have become an invaluable but finite resource for mechanistic investigations of the disease.A number of hypotheses attempting to explain the pathogenesis of BIA-ALCL have been put forth. 3 Although limited scientific evidence has precluded development of a unifying theory, 4 inciting events such as repetitive trauma to the breast pocket, macrophage phagocytosis of particulate matter (eg, silicone from the implant), bacterial inoculation, viral pathogens, and an allergen-driven cause have been postulated. In combination with one or more of these postulates, aberrant gene expression is also thought to play a critical role in the oncogenic transformation of BIA-ALCL as it progresses from a chronic inflammatory state to a full-blown malignancy.