Late migration of silicon as a complication to breast transplant rupture: Case report and literature review
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Late migration of silicon as a complication to breast transplant rupture : Case report and literature review. / Khakbaz, Elham; Lang, Christian; Lelkaitis, Giedrius; Grønhøj, Christian.
I: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, Bind 85, 106241, 08.2021.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Letter › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Late migration of silicon as a complication to breast transplant rupture
T2 - Case report and literature review
AU - Khakbaz, Elham
AU - Lang, Christian
AU - Lelkaitis, Giedrius
AU - Grønhøj, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Silicone implants have been used for breast augmentations, both cosmetically and in reconstructive surgery since the 1960s. Rupture of breast implants and silicone migration is a well-known complication. In this case report and literature review, we present a case of a 53-year-old woman with bilateral cosmetic silicone gel breast implant in 1986, and a replacement with saline gel in 2005. The patient had no breast complaints and observed no change in breast volume during this period. In 2020, silicone was randomly identified in a right-sided cervical lymph node in an attempt to remove suspicious lymphadenopathy. The source of the silicone is still doubted; that is, it is not known if the silicone originated from the saline implant or the silicone gel implant. In our literature review, we find that distant migration of silicone and lymphadenopathy have occurred for silicone breast implants although very rare for saline gel breast implants.
AB - Silicone implants have been used for breast augmentations, both cosmetically and in reconstructive surgery since the 1960s. Rupture of breast implants and silicone migration is a well-known complication. In this case report and literature review, we present a case of a 53-year-old woman with bilateral cosmetic silicone gel breast implant in 1986, and a replacement with saline gel in 2005. The patient had no breast complaints and observed no change in breast volume during this period. In 2020, silicone was randomly identified in a right-sided cervical lymph node in an attempt to remove suspicious lymphadenopathy. The source of the silicone is still doubted; that is, it is not known if the silicone originated from the saline implant or the silicone gel implant. In our literature review, we find that distant migration of silicone and lymphadenopathy have occurred for silicone breast implants although very rare for saline gel breast implants.
KW - Case report
KW - Lymphadenopathy
KW - Migration
KW - Rupture
KW - Silicone implants
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106241
DO - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106241
M3 - Letter
C2 - 34333256
AN - SCOPUS:85111476636
VL - 85
JO - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
JF - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
SN - 2210-2612
M1 - 106241
ER -
ID: 285724805