Silicone-induced lymphadenopathy in a patient suffering from mammary prosthesis: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.510Keywords:
lymphadenopathy, silicone elastomers, breast implants, fine needle aspiration biopsyAbstract
This is a case report of a 47-year old woman having no antecedents of disease, but a surgical history of silicone breast-implants 8 years beforehand. The patient’s complaint concerned the left axillary lymph nodes. A ganglion resection was done and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) revealed giant multinucleated cells having abundant cytoplasmatic vacuoles and polymorphonuclear lymphocytes leading to a diagnosis of silicon-induced adenopathy. The prosthesis was then removed and changed. Lymph node FNAB is able to diagnose silicone lymphadenopathy and excludes malignant neoplasm.Author Biographies
Germán García-Soto
Jorge Castaño
Ronald Smith-Meneses
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