TY - JOUR

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 -