title: [Axillary silicon lymphadenopathy after breast augmentation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Abt. für Plastische Chirurgie, Praxis für Pathologie, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neudert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radeljic
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones