MR Findings of Breast Implant Rupture Presenting with Unusual Breast Enlargement
10.13104/imri.2018.22.2.110
- Author:
So Yeon PARK
1
;
Ok Hee WOO
;
Eun Sang DHONG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wokhee@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast implants;
Silicone elastomers;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Breast Implants;
Breast;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Pectoralis Muscles;
Rupture;
Silicon;
Silicone Elastomers;
Silicones
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2018;22(2):110-112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report the case of a patient who presented with rupture of a silicone breast implant showing acute and chronic inflammation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed silicone foci outside the implant shell and inside the pectoralis muscles that represented intra- and extracapsular ruptures of the implant and silicone granuloma. There were distinct fluid-fluid levels of various signal intensities and no signs of implant collapse such as ‘linguine sign.’ Rather, we detected enlargement of both the implant shell and the breast.
