Mammographic visualization of a nonpalpable breast mass through a radiolucent breast implant.
We report a woman who underwent augmentation mammaplasty as part of a clinical trial of the Trilucent (soybean oil-filled) breast implant in Genoa, Italy. Five months after surgery a mammography was performed in response to the patient's complaints of pressure and tightness in the area of her left breast. The mammogram clearly demonstrated a 5-mm fibroadenoma of the left breast. This is the first documented case of a nonpalpable breast lesion that was detected by mammography through the new radiolucent, triglyceride-filled implant.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Istituto Scientifico per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IST), Genoa, Italy.
Leone
M S
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Passarelli
B
B
Cicchetti
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S
Imperiale
A
A
Young
V L
VL
Knapp
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TR
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D018427:Breast Implants; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D010173:Palpation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013024:Soybean Oil; D014280:Triglycerides
D014280:Triglycerides; D013024:Soybean Oil