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Localization of nonpalpable masses in patients with breast implants
J S Mitnick1, M F Vazquez, S R Colen
1Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Medical Center.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
Nonpalpable nodules in patients with breast implants may represent silicone granulomas, fibrocystic mastopathy, or cancer. We describe a modified technique for needle localization which facilitates the surgical excision of these nodules while minimizing the possibility of rupture.