Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant
Cutaneous manifestations due to migration of silicone from ruptured implants are rare. Migrated silicone with cutaneous involvement has been found in the chest wall, abdominal wall, and lower extremities. We describe a case of cutaneous silicone granuloma in the breast exhibiting unusual growth mimi...
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| author | Waseem Asim Ghulam El-Charnoubi Trine Foged Henriksen Jens Joergen Elberg |
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| description | Cutaneous manifestations due to migration of silicone from ruptured implants are rare. Migrated silicone with cutaneous involvement has been found in the chest wall, abdominal wall, and lower extremities. We describe a case of cutaneous silicone granuloma in the breast exhibiting unusual growth mimicking breast cancer after a ruptured implant. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-685f29c5ec1944c29a6dc284f52162252025-02-03T01:09:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712011-01-01201110.1155/2011/129138129138Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast ImplantWaseem Asim Ghulam El-Charnoubi0Trine Foged Henriksen1Jens Joergen Elberg2Department of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burn Care, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burn Care, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery and Burn Care, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 copenhagen, DenmarkCutaneous manifestations due to migration of silicone from ruptured implants are rare. Migrated silicone with cutaneous involvement has been found in the chest wall, abdominal wall, and lower extremities. We describe a case of cutaneous silicone granuloma in the breast exhibiting unusual growth mimicking breast cancer after a ruptured implant.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/129138 |
| spellingShingle | Waseem Asim Ghulam El-Charnoubi Trine Foged Henriksen Jens Joergen Elberg Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant |
| title_full | Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant |
| title_short | Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant |
| title_sort | cutaneous silicone granuloma mimicking breast cancer after ruptured breast implant |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/129138 |
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