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*[http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/granuloma_fb_silicone94.jpg Silicone granuloma (homestead.com)].<ref>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/granuloma_foreignbody.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/granuloma_foreignbody.html]. Accessed on: 22 January 2012.</ref> | *[http://granuloma.homestead.com/files/granuloma_fb_silicone94.jpg Silicone granuloma (homestead.com)].<ref>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/granuloma_foreignbody.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/granuloma_foreignbody.html]. Accessed on: 22 January 2012.</ref> | ||
*[http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/4.jpg Silicone granuloma (cdlib.org)].<ref>URL: [http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/ricotti.html http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/ricotti.html]. Accessed on: 22 January 2012.</ref> | *[http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/4.jpg Silicone granuloma (cdlib.org)].<ref>URL: [http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/ricotti.html http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/ricotti.html]. Accessed on: 22 January 2012.</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Granuloma]]. | |||
*[[Breast]]. | |||
*[[Pulmonary talcosis]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Breast pathology]] | [[Category:Breast pathology]] | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 22 January 2012
Silicone granuloma is a foreign body granuloma elicited by silicone, which has been used in breast implants.
General
- Presence is used as a basis for litigation.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Foreign body-type granulomas with giant cells.
- Translucent foreign material - seen with polarized light.
Images:
See also
References
- ↑ Austad, ED. (Apr 2002). "Breast implant-related silicone granulomas: the literature and the litigation.". Plast Reconstr Surg 109 (5): 1724-30; discussion 1731-2. PMID 11932626.
- ↑ URL: http://granuloma.homestead.com/granuloma_foreignbody.html. Accessed on: 22 January 2012.
- ↑ URL: http://dermatology-s10.cdlib.org/147/letter/silicone/ricotti.html. Accessed on: 22 January 2012.