title: Internal mammary silicone lymphadenopathy diagnosed by robotic thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy.
abstract: Internal mammary lymphadenopathy can be caused by a variety of disease processes and is a difficult diagnostic dilemma. We report a case of internal mammary lymphadenopathy, in a patient with a significant history of malignancy, requiring a tissue diagnosis. Robotic thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy was used to facilitate excisional biopsy. Pathology was significant for silicone granulomatous lymphadenitis secondary to silicone breast implants inserted after mastectomy for breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1000 10th Avenue, Suite 2B-07, New York, NY, 10019, USA. gschwart@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1000 10th Avenue, Suite 2B-07, New York, NY, 10019, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antoun
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Division of Robotic Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Manhattan, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Belsley
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1000 10th Avenue, Suite 2B-07, New York, NY, 10019, USA.
authors.forename: Cliff P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Connery
keywords: Internal mammary lymphadenopathy; Robotic thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy; Silicone granuloma