Local and regional lymph node response to ruptured gel-filled mammary prostheses.
A case of augmentation mammaplasty is described in which spontaneous rupture of a gel-filled prosthesis was followed by the appearance of silicone in the regional lymph nodes.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000032:analysis*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012828:Silicones / Q000032:analysis*
D012828:Silicones