Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant

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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Main Authors: Waseem Asim Ghulam El-Charnoubi, Trine Foged Henriksen, Jens Joergen Elberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/129138
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spelling doaj-685f29c5ec1944c29a6dc284f52162252020-11-24T21:27:54ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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author Waseem Asim Ghulam El-Charnoubi
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Trine Foged Henriksen
Jens Joergen Elberg
Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
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Trine Foged Henriksen
Jens Joergen Elberg
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title Cutaneous Silicone Granuloma Mimicking Breast Cancer after Ruptured Breast Implant
title_short 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_sort cutaneous silicone granuloma mimicking breast cancer after ruptured breast implant
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
issn 2090-6463
2090-6471
publishDate 2011-01-01
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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