Silicone implants are widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Rupture of a breast implants is a well-known complication. Silicone leakage from a rupture or silicone bleeding can accumulate in lymphnodes because the silicone migrates through the lymphatics, and it can reach local or distant nodes. The systemic effects of silicone are unknow and object of debate. We report three cases of silicone migration from breast implants rupture in oncological patients. We aim to describe the correct diagnosis and treatment according to the date of the literature.
Silicone Migration from Rupture Breast Implant. What Should Be Done? Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature / Ciulla, Antonio; Tomasello, Giovanni; Chiodo, Riccardo; Bartolomeo, Domenico; Gallo, Gaetano; Lupo, Simona; Tomasini, Simone; di Trapani, Benedetto; Giannone, Antonio Giulio; Carini, Francesco; D'Andrea, Vito. - 1:3(2024). [10.62684/idfb2467]
Silicone Migration from Rupture Breast Implant. What Should Be Done? Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
Gallo, Gaetano;D'Andrea, VitoUltimo
2024
Abstract
Silicone implants are widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Rupture of a breast implants is a well-known complication. Silicone leakage from a rupture or silicone bleeding can accumulate in lymphnodes because the silicone migrates through the lymphatics, and it can reach local or distant nodes. The systemic effects of silicone are unknow and object of debate. We report three cases of silicone migration from breast implants rupture in oncological patients. We aim to describe the correct diagnosis and treatment according to the date of the literature.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.