599 Intramammary Melanoma Micrometastasis Within A Silicone Implanted Breast

Contralateral intramammary silicone lymphadenitis in a patient with an intact standard dual-lumen breast implant in the opposite reconstructed breast.

Silicone lymphadenopathy is a recognized complication of silicone gel implant rupture; the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes are most commonly involved. We report imaging findings on a range of different imaging modalities and biopsy results in a case of biopsy-proven silicone lymphadenitis involving contralateral intramammary and axillary lymph nodes in a patient with an intact standard dual-lu...

Intramammary schwannoma: a palpable breast mass

Schwannomas are benign tumors arising from the peripheral nerve sheath, commonly occurring in the head, neck, and extensor surfaces of the extremities. They can be associated with neurofibromatosis type II. Our case describes a 48-year-old woman with a 2-week history of a left-sided palpable breast mass. She was referred to radiology, where additional imaging revealed a 1.1-cm mass. A biopsy wa...

Silicone breast implant materials.

This opinion article has been written on request because of the recent public controversy over silicone breast implants produced by a now-defunct company, Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) in France. More than 300,000 PIP devices have been implanted. The purposes of my article are to (1.) provide a general overview of silicone breast implant materials, (2.) to describe the general safety of these ma...

Silicone Gel Breast Implants

Silicone oil egressing through an inferiorly implanted ahmed valve.

Silicone oil use as an adjunct to complicated vitreoretinal surgery is becoming more frequent. Refractory glaucoma in these patients is common. Isolated reports have mentioned the possibility of silicone oil migrating and/or obstructing the tube in the anterior chamber of Molteno implants (IOP, Costa Mesa, Calif). This report describes a case of intraocular silicone oil egressing through an Ahm...