title: Silicone migration from silicone-injected breasts: magnetic resonance images.
abstract: Injection of liquid silicone into the breast was performed illicitly in the 1950s to 1960s and was subsequently prohibited. Many complications arise from silicone injection, and liquid silicone migration is a complication that has not been widely reported. The authors present magnetic resonance images of a patient with liquid silicone migration from the breast to the upper chest and lower neck. Breast ultrasonographic and mammographic findings are also presented for correlation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tiffany Ting-Fang
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: King-Jen
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yiu-Wah
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers