Intraductal extension of silicone from a ruptured breast implant.
Silicone rupture is a known complication of closed capsulotomy. Imaging of silicone within breast tissue after rupture of an implant is not uncommon. Intraductal extension of silicone on mammography is a very rare finding. This case report described the imaging features of silicone within the breast tissue and ducts that necessitated subcutaneous mastectomy for definitive treatment.
Leibman
A J
AJ
Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Kossoff
M B
MB
Kruse
B D
BD
D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012828:Silicones
D012828:Silicones