title: False-positive radiographic diagnosis of breast implant rupture because of breast abscess.
abstract: A case of a periprosthetic abscess simulating breast implant rupture is presented. Both clinical findings and film-screen mammography suggested extravasation of a radiodense material adjacent to an implant. Ultrasonography was thought to confirm the extraluminal silicone. However, at surgery the mass was found to be a breast abscess that had herniated through the capsule. The double-lumen implant outer saline-filled chamber had deflated, but the silicone-containing inner chamber was intact. Magnetic resonance imaging would have distinguished between abscess and silicone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sanger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018427:Breast Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture