[Local and long-term systemic risks of silicone breast implants]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1993;22(4):351-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A woman of 59 years of age, who had bilateral breast implants, 20 years earlier, presented with both breasts hard, inflamed and ulcerated, which suggested bilateral siliconomas. Bilateral mastectomy was carried out in two stages because she developed disseminated intravascular coagulation during the first operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Diseases / etiology*
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Mammaplasty / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects*
  • Risk Factors
  • Silicones / adverse effects*
  • Ulcer / etiology

Substances

  • Silicones