Localization of nonpalpable masses in patients with breast implants
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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
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.
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.