Foreign-body reaction to silicone gel in axillary lymph nodes after an augmentation mammaplasty.
A radical mastectomy was performed for a breast adenocarcinoma occurring 10 years after a subpectoral augmentation mammaplasty with silicone gel-filled prostheses. A foreign-body reaction to silicone was seen in two of the axillary lymph nodes resected.
D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic
D012828:Silicones