Irregularity of Silastic breast implants mimicking a soft tissue mass.
Seven patients were identified who developed a palpable breast mass following augmentation mammoplasty. Xeromammography showed the "mass" to be a puckering or bulge in the Silastic implant.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014984:Xeromammography
D012826:Silicone Elastomers