title: Pulmonary Empty Spaces: Silicone Embolism-A Decade of Increased Incidence and Its Histological Diagnosis.
abstract: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical complication related to multiple disorders and different medical or cosmetic procedures. This case report presents two patients who were admitted for respiratory symptoms in the setting of previously receiving silicone injections for cosmetic purposes and were diagnosed with silicone pulmonary embolism. The relevance of including questions about all cosmetic procedures as a part of a medical history is highlighted, in particular about silicone injections. The diagnosis is confirmed by histological means. Additionally, our review showed the change of most common sites of silicone injections and a significant increase in cosmetic procedures causing silicone embolism during the past twelve years.
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Kirill
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lyapichev
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Felix Manuel
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Chinea
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poveda
authors.affiliation: Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeniffer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bejarano
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Monica T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Garcia-Buitrago