[Siliconoma and rheumatic symptoms--a familial and a questionable complication of silicone implantation].
Ruptured silicone-gel filled implants after breast augmentation or reconstruction may cause siliconomas. These lesions frequently develop years later and should be surgically excised. Since the use of modern double lumen implants they do not occur anymore. The possibility of a correlation between silicone implants and the incidence of rheumatologic disorders is critically evaluated by case reports from the world literature. Up to now, no statistically significant cumulation of these disorders in women with silicone implants can be observed.
Frey
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Klinik für Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, St. Markus-Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main.
Lemperle
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D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012828:Silicones
Silikonome und rheumatische Symptomatik--eine bekannte und eine fragliche Komplikation von Silikonimplantaten.