Fine needle aspiration biopsy in patients with augmentation prostheses and a palpable mass.
Ann Plast Surg
; 31(3): 241-4, 1993 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8239414
Six patients with augmentation prostheses presented with a firm, painless, breast mass that could not be visualized by mammography. One lesion was demonstrated to be solid by ultrasound, and the remaining sonograms were nondiagnostic. The lesions were indistinguishable from carcinoma, by physical examination. All of the patients had fine needle aspiration biopsy despite close proximity to the implant. The patients all had silicone granulomas related to silicone leakage. Our experience suggests that fine needle aspiration biopsy is a useful technique to evaluate palpable breast masses that are not visualized by mammography in patients with augmentation prostheses.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prostheses and Implants
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Silicones
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Biopsy, Needle
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Breast Diseases
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Mammaplasty
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Granuloma
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Plast Surg
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States