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'''Breast prostheses''' are relatively common [[pathology]] specimens. | '''Breast prostheses''' are relatively common [[pathology]] specimens. | ||
''Breast expander'' | ''Breast expander'', ''breast capsule'' and ''capsular contraction'' redirect here. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Commonly used for cosmesis in the context of [[breast cancer]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gerber | first1 = B. | last2 = Marx | first2 = M. | last3 = Untch | first3 = M. | last4 = Faridi | first4 = A. | title = Breast Reconstruction Following Cancer Treatment. | journal = Dtsch Arztebl Int | volume = 112 | issue = 35-36 | pages = 593-600 | month = Aug | year = 2015 | doi = 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0593 | PMID = 26377531 }}</ref> | *Commonly used for cosmesis in the context of [[breast cancer]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gerber | first1 = B. | last2 = Marx | first2 = M. | last3 = Untch | first3 = M. | last4 = Faridi | first4 = A. | title = Breast Reconstruction Following Cancer Treatment. | journal = Dtsch Arztebl Int | volume = 112 | issue = 35-36 | pages = 593-600 | month = Aug | year = 2015 | doi = 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0593 | PMID = 26377531 }}</ref> | ||
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B. Left Breast Capsule, Excision: | B. Left Breast Capsule, Excision: | ||
- Benign fibrous tissue with calcifications, consistent with capsule, and adipose tissue. | - Benign fibrous tissue with calcifications, consistent with capsule, and adipose tissue. | ||
- NEGATIVE for breast parenchyma. | |||
- NEGATIVE for malignancy. | |||
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===Clinical history of rupture=== | |||
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Breast, Right Capsule, Excision: | |||
- Marked histiocytic response and foreign material, adipose tissue | |||
and benign fibrous tissue (consistent with capsule). | |||
- NEGATIVE for breast parenchyma. | - NEGATIVE for breast parenchyma. | ||
- NEGATIVE for malignancy. | - NEGATIVE for malignancy. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Ditzels]]. | *[[Ditzels]]. | ||
*[[Silicone granuloma]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||