[Axillary silicon lymphadenopathy after breast augmentation].
We report on a case of axillary lymphadenopathy in a 40-year-old woman secondary to a bilateral silicone augmentation mammoplasty which occurred 10 years after surgery. Microscopic silicone leakage ("bleeding") from an intact prothesis lead to sizeable lymph node enlargement. The suspected malignant tumour (metastasis/malignant lymphoma) could be ruled out by histological examination of the lymph node.
Falk
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Abt. für Plastische Chirurgie, Praxis für Pathologie, Frankfurt.
Neudert
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Radeljic
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D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D018427:Breast Implants; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016462:Mammaplasty; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012828:Silicones