title: High-grade Angiosarcoma Associated with Ruptured Breast Implants.
abstract: Since the serendipitous discovery that implanted polymers cause sarcomas in rats, much research has been conducted to prove or disprove a link between silicone breast implants and/or polymer-based materials and breast cancer. In light of an initial report that 35% of rats implanted with a variety of polymers developed fibrosarcomas, we report a case of primary angiosarcoma found in a patient presenting with bilateral rupture of gel-filled breast implants.
authors.affiliation: Gippsland Medical School, Monash University, Churchill, Vic., Australia; Departments of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Vic., Australia; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia; Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Vic., Australia; and University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: Nicolas R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Smoll
authors.affiliation: Gippsland Medical School, Monash University, Churchill, Vic., Australia; Departments of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Vic., Australia; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia; Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Vic., Australia; and University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: Ross D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Farhadieh
authors.affiliation: Gippsland Medical School, Monash University, Churchill, Vic., Australia; Departments of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Vic., Australia; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia; Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Vic., Australia; and University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: Gippsland Medical School, Monash University, Churchill, Vic., Australia; Departments of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Vic., Australia; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia; Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Vic., Australia; and University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.affiliation: Gippsland Medical School, Monash University, Churchill, Vic., Australia; Departments of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Vic., Australia; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia; Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Vic., Australia; and University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hunter-Smith