An unusual case of a ruptured Poly Implant Prothèse breast implant associated with xanthoma

A suspicious breast mass was intra-operatively found in a female patient previously operated for breast augmentation with the Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) implants. The neoplasm was verified as xanthoma and an asymptomatic microrupture of PIP was also detected. This report discusses possible associat...

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Published in:CASE REPORTS IN PLASTIC SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY 2016-01, Vol.3 (1), p.11-15
Main Authors: Dinets, Andrii, Unukovych, Dmytro, Khrapach, Vasyl, Zakhartseva, Olga, Sulik, Volodymyr, Kaminskyi, Edgar, Khrapach, Olexandr, Meloyan, Ani, Zakhartseva, Lubov, Mishalov, Volodymyr
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Language:English
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Case Report
Case reports
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Transplants & implants
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Summary:A suspicious breast mass was intra-operatively found in a female patient previously operated for breast augmentation with the Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) implants. The neoplasm was verified as xanthoma and an asymptomatic microrupture of PIP was also detected. This report discusses possible association of breast xanthoma with PIP implant rupture.
ISSN:2332-0885
2332-0885
DOI:10.3109/23320885.2016.1153974