title: Mammographic visualization of a nonpalpable breast mass through a radiolucent breast implant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Istituto Scientifico per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IST), Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santi
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Passarelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cicchetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imperiale
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Knapp
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D013024:Soybean Oil